Ghana vs Samoa
Ghana is 83.9 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Ghana about 84 times.
GhanaSamoaGhana moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
83.9×
Ghana is 83.9× the area of Samoa.
| Ghana | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 219,306 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Apia |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Ghana is 83.9 times larger than Samoa. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Ghana?
- About 84 times: Ghana has 83.9× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Ghana and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 219,306. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Samoa 77 per km².