Ghana vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 3.7 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Pakistan about 3.7 times.
GhanaPakistanGhana moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
0.27×
Ghana is 0.27× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 3.7× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Islamabad |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Ghana is 3.7 times smaller than Pakistan. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Pakistan?
- About 3.7 times: Pakistan has 3.7× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².