Ghana vs Pitcairn Islands
Ghana is 5,075 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Ghana about 5075 times.
GhanaPitcairn IslandsGhana moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
5,075×
Ghana is 5,075× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Ghana | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 50 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Adamstown |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Ghana is 5,075 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Ghana?
- About 5075 times: Ghana has 5,075× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Ghana and Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 50. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².