Ghana vs Sri Lanka
Ghana is 3.64 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Ghana about 3.6 times.
GhanaSri LankaGhana moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
3.64×
Ghana is 3.64× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Ghana | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Colombo |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Ghana is 3.64 times larger than Sri Lanka. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Ghana?
- About 3.6 times: Ghana has 3.64× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Ghana and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka about 1.02×. 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 Sri Lanka?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 21,756,000. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².