Ghana vs Oman
Oman is 30% larger than Ghana.
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Ghana is 0.77× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 1.3× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Muscat |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- No. Ghana is 23% smaller than Oman. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Oman?
- About 1.3 times: Oman has 1.3× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,494,691. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Oman 18 per km².