Ghana vs Senegal
Ghana is 21% larger than Senegal.
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1.21×
Ghana is 1.21× the area of Senegal.
| Ghana | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Dakar |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Ghana is 21% larger than Senegal. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Ghana?
- About 1.2 times: Ghana has 1.21× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Ghana and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 18,931,966. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Senegal 96 per km².