Ghana vs Tonga
Ghana is 318 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Ghana about 318 times.
GhanaTongaGhana moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 318× the area of Tonga.
| Ghana | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 103,742 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Ghana is 318 times larger than Tonga. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Ghana?
- About 318 times: Ghana has 318× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Ghana and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 103,742. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Tonga 139 per km².