Ghana vs Zambia
Zambia is 3.16 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Zambia about 3.2 times.
GhanaZambiaGhana moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
0.32×
Ghana is 0.32× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 3.16× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Lusaka |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Ghana is 3.16 times smaller than Zambia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Zambia?
- About 3.2 times: Zambia has 3.16× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 21,913,874. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Zambia 29 per km².