Germany is 1.50× the size of Ghana

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Ghana about 239,000 km² (92,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
239,000km²Ghana

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Germany
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What fits

Ghana is 67% of the size of Germany.
Germany is larger by 119,000 km² (45,900 mi²), which is 50% of the area of Ghana.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Ghana about 7.78.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 32.8 million, 2.54× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 138 in Ghana: Germany is 1.70× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 4,910 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Ghana at 8°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 3.72× the size of Ghana instead of 1.50×.
Together Germany and Ghana cover 596,000 km², close to the size of Madagascar (593,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
The gap between them, 119,000 km², is about the size of Malawi (119,000 km²).
At Ghana's density, Germany would have 49.2 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Ghana would have 55.7 million (it has 32.8 million).
Germany's centre is 43.1° of latitude, about 4,790 km, farther north than Ghana's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	1.50×
More people	Germany	2.54×
More crowded	Germany	1.70×
Farther north	Germany	43.1° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Ghana
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	7.78×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.98×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.64×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.44×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.08×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.01×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Ghana
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	239,000 km²92,200 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	32.8 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	138 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	239,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Accra
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	5°N to 11°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 239,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 239,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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