Ghana vs Philippines
Philippines is 44% larger than Ghana.
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0.69×
Ghana is 0.69× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 1.44× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Manila |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Ghana is 31% smaller than Philippines. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Philippines?
- About 1.4 times: Philippines has 1.44× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Philippines 340 per km².