Ghana vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 2.53 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Ukraine about 2.5 times.
GhanaUkraineGhana moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
0.4×
Ghana is 0.4× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 2.53× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Kiev |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. Ghana is 2.53 times smaller than Ukraine. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Ukraine?
- About 2.5 times: Ukraine has 2.53× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².