Ghana vs Palestine
Ghana is 29 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Ghana about 29 times.
GhanaPalestineGhana moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 29× the area of Palestine.
| Ghana | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Ghana is 29 times larger than Palestine. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Ghana?
- About 29 times: Ghana has 29× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Ghana and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,413,596. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Palestine 659 per km².