Ghana vs Vanuatu
Ghana is 19.6 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Ghana about 20 times.
GhanaVanuatuGhana moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
19.6×
Ghana is 19.6× the area of Vanuatu.
| Ghana | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 335,169 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Ghana is 19.6 times larger than Vanuatu. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Ghana?
- About 20 times: Ghana has 19.6× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Ghana and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 335,169. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².