Ghana vs Puerto Rico
Ghana is 26.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Ghana about 26 times.
GhanaPuerto RicoGhana moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
26.2×
Ghana is 26.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Ghana | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | San Juan |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Ghana is 26.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Ghana?
- About 26 times: Ghana has 26.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Ghana and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 3,184,835. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².