Ghana vs Northern Mariana Islands
Ghana is 514 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Ghana about 514 times.
GhanaNorthern Mariana IslandsGhana moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 514× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Ghana | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 43,541 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Saipan |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Ghana is 514 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Ghana?
- About 514 times: Ghana has 514× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Ghana and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 43,541. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².