Ghana vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 2.06 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Turkmenistan about 2.1 times.
GhanaTurkmenistanGhana moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
0.49×
Ghana is 0.49× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 2.06× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Ghana. 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Ghana is 2.06 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 2.1 times: Turkmenistan has 2.06× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ghana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ghana or Turkmenistan?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 7,618,847. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².