Ghana vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 88% larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Uzbekistan about 1.9 times.
GhanaUzbekistanGhana moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
0.53×
Ghana is 0.53× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.88× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Tashkent |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Ghana is 47% smaller than Uzbekistan. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1.9 times: Uzbekistan has 1.88× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².