Ghana vs Thailand
Thailand is 2.15 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Thailand about 2.2 times.
GhanaThailandGhana moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Ghana is 0.46× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 2.15× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Ghana is 2.15 times smaller than Thailand. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Thailand?
- About 2.2 times: Thailand has 2.15× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Thailand 140 per km².