Ghana vs Syria
Ghana is 29% larger than Syria.
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1.29×
Ghana is 1.29× the area of Syria.
| Ghana | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Damascus |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Yes. Ghana is 29% larger than Syria. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Ghana?
- About 1.3 times: Ghana has 1.29× the area of Syria.
- Why do Ghana and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 25,620,427. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Syria 138 per km².