Ghana vs Saint Barthélemy
Ghana is 9,939 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Ghana about 9939 times.
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Ghana is 9,939× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Ghana | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 10,124 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Ghana is 9,939 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Ghana?
- About 9939 times: Ghana has 9,939× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Ghana and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 10,124. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².