Ghana vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 39% larger than Ghana.
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0.72×
Ghana is 0.72× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.39× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Ghana is 28% smaller than Vietnam. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.4 times: Vietnam has 1.39× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².