Ghana vs Niue
Ghana is 917 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Ghana about 917 times.
GhanaNiueGhana moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 917× the area of Niue.
| Ghana | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 1,821 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Alofi |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Ghana is 917 times larger than Niue. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Ghana?
- About 917 times: Ghana has 917× the area of Niue.
- Why do Ghana and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 1,821. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².