Ghana vs Tunisia
Ghana is 46% larger than Tunisia.
GhanaTunisiaGhana moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
1.46×
Ghana is 1.46× the area of Tunisia.
| Ghana | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Ghana is 46% larger than Tunisia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Ghana?
- About 1.5 times: Ghana has 1.46× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Ghana and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 12,348,573. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².