Ghana vs Taiwan
Ghana is 6.59 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Ghana about 6.6 times.
GhanaTaiwanGhana moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
6.59×
Ghana is 6.59× the area of Taiwan.
| Ghana | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Ghana is 6.59 times larger than Taiwan. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Ghana?
- About 6.6 times: Ghana has 6.59× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Ghana and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 23,262,544. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².