Africa · True size
🇬🇭 Ghana
2.4×
Ghana is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
239,593 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#152
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.18%
On the old map
Ghana looks about the same size as Iceland on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Ghana at the size the old map gives it, next to Iceland's true size. Ghana's real area is 239,593 km² — Iceland is 101,162 km².
By area
Ghana would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Ghana 3.4 times. South Korea fits inside Ghana 2.5 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Ghana's middle sits at 8°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Ghana's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.