Uttar Pradesh is 1.01× the size of Ghana
Uttar Pradesh (state of India) covers about 240,000 km² (92,800 mi²) and Ghana (Africa) about 239,000 km² (92,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 240,000km²Uttar Pradesh
- 239,000km²Ghana
200 km
- Uttar Pradesh
- Ghana
What fits
- Ghana is 99% of the size of Uttar Pradesh.
- Uttar Pradesh is larger by 1,590 km² (615 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Ghana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uttar Pradesh is about 7.83, Ghana about 7.78.
How they differ
- Uttar Pradesh also has the larger population: 246.3 million against 32.8 million, 7.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,025 in Uttar Pradesh against 138 in Ghana: Uttar Pradesh is 7.45× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uttar Pradesh at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Ghana at 8°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Uttar Pradesh as 1.24× the size of Ghana instead of 1.01×.
- Together Uttar Pradesh and Ghana cover 479,000 km², close to the size of Somalia (472,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- At Ghana's density, Uttar Pradesh would have 33.1 million people (it has 246.3 million). At Uttar Pradesh's density, Ghana would have 244.6 million (it has 32.8 million).
- Uttar Pradesh's centre is 19.0° of latitude, about 2,110 km, farther north than Ghana's.
- Uttar Pradesh is the 4th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 7.6% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Ghana ranks 82nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Uttar Pradesh lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,110 km) north of Ghana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Uttar Pradesh would have about 980 m² and each person in Ghana about 7,270 m².
- Laid side by side, Uttar Pradesh and Ghana would cover 479,000 km², about the same size as Somalia.
- Together they have 279.1 million people, about as many people as Indonesia.
- Counted as a country, Uttar Pradesh would rank 81st by area and 5th by population.
Side by side
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 240,000 km²92,800 mi² | 239,000 km²92,200 mi² |
| Official area | 243,000 km²Wikidata | 239,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 36in India | 81st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 246.3 millionWikidata, 2025 | 32.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 36in India | 46th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1,025 per km² | 138 per km² |
| Capital | Lucknow | Accra |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 30°N | 5°N to 11°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 243,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 240,000 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 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12