Ghana vs Trinidad and Tobago
Ghana is 46.5 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Ghana about 47 times.
GhanaTrinidad and TobagoGhana moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
46.5×
Ghana is 46.5× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Ghana | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Ghana is 46.5 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Ghana?
- About 47 times: Ghana has 46.5× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 1,367,764. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².