Ghana vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 64% larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Zimbabwe about 1.6 times.
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0.61×
Ghana is 0.61× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.64× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Ghana is 39% smaller than Zimbabwe. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.6 times: Zimbabwe has 1.64× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 16,950,795. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².