Ghana vs Saint Helena
Ghana is 605 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Ghana about 605 times.
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Ghana is 605× the area of Saint Helena.
| Ghana | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 5,633 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Ghana is 605 times larger than Saint Helena. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Ghana?
- About 605 times: Ghana has 605× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Ghana and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,633. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².