Ghana vs Slovakia
Ghana is 4.86 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Ghana about 4.9 times.
GhanaSlovakiaGhana moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
4.86×
Ghana is 4.86× the area of Slovakia.
| Ghana | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Bratislava |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Ghana. 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Ghana is 4.86 times larger than Slovakia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Ghana?
- About 4.9 times: Ghana has 4.86× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Ghana and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ghana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ghana or Slovakia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,413,813. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².