Ghana vs Qatar
Ghana is 20.9 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Ghana about 21 times.
GhanaQatarGhana moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 20.9× the area of Qatar.
| Ghana | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Ghana is 20.9 times larger than Qatar. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Ghana?
- About 21 times: Ghana has 20.9× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Ghana and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 2,972,215. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Qatar 260 per km².