Ghana vs Timor-Leste
Ghana is 16.0 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Ghana about 16 times.
GhanaTimor-LesteGhana moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 16.0× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Ghana | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Ghana is 16.0 times larger than Timor-Leste. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Ghana?
- About 16 times: Ghana has 16.0× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Ghana and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 1,418,517. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².