Ghana vs Yemen
Yemen is 91% larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Yemen about 1.9 times.
GhanaYemenGhana moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 0.52× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.91× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Ghana is 48% smaller than Yemen. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Yemen?
- About 1.9 times: Yemen has 1.91× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Yemen 92 per km².