Ghana vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 3.87 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Nigeria about 3.9 times.
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0.26×
Ghana is 0.26× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 3.87× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Abuja |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Ghana bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Ghana is 3.87 times smaller than Nigeria. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Nigeria?
- About 3.9 times: Nigeria has 3.87× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Nigeria about 1.03×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².