Ghana vs Rwanda
Ghana is 9.06 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Ghana about 9.1 times.
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Ghana is 9.06× the area of Rwanda.
| Ghana | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Ghana is 9.06 times larger than Rwanda. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Ghana?
- About 9.1 times: Ghana has 9.06× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Ghana and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 14,569,341. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².