Ghana vs Norfolk Island
Ghana is 6,815 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Ghana about 6815 times.
GhanaNorfolk IslandGhana moved onto Norfolk Island · Equal-area projection
6,815×
Ghana is 6,815× the area of Norfolk Island.
| Ghana | Norfolk Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 35 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 2,188 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Kingston |
| Region | Western Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; Norfolk Island at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Yes. Ghana is 6,815 times larger than Norfolk Island. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Norfolk Island covers 35 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Ghana?
- About 6815 times: Ghana has 6,815× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Ghana and Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island about 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 2,188. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Norfolk Island 63 per km².