Ghana vs US Virgin Islands
Ghana is 689 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Ghana about 689 times.
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Ghana is 689× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Ghana | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 103,792 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Ghana is 689 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Ghana?
- About 689 times: Ghana has 689× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Ghana and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 103,792. Density: Ghana 147 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².