Ghana vs Uruguay
Ghana is 35% larger than Uruguay.
GhanaUruguayGhana moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.35×
Ghana is 1.35× the area of Uruguay.
| Ghana | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Ghana is 35% larger than Uruguay. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Ghana?
- About 1.4 times: Ghana has 1.35× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Ghana and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 3,384,688. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².