Ghana vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 3.82 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Venezuela about 3.8 times.
GhanaVenezuelaGhana moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.26×
Ghana is 0.26× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 3.82× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Ghana is 3.82 times smaller than Venezuela. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Venezuela?
- About 3.8 times: Venezuela has 3.82× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 28,516,896. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².