Ghana vs Somalia
Somalia is 2.67 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Somalia about 2.7 times.
GhanaSomaliaGhana moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 0.37× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2.67× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Ghana is 2.67 times smaller than Somalia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Somalia?
- About 2.7 times: Somalia has 2.67× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 19,654,739. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Somalia 31 per km².