Ghana vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 9.43 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Saudi Arabia about 9.4 times.
GhanaSaudi ArabiaGhana moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 0.11× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 9.43× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Ghana is 9.43 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 9.4 times: Saudi Arabia has 9.43× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².