Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Ghana is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Ghana regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Ghana?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Ghana is 92,497 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Ghana by 570,771 sq mi. Alaska is around 7.17 times bigger than Ghana.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Ghana: 92,497 sq mi ( 239,567 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Ghana as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 32,247,445.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Ghana.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Ghana is Accra.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Ghana: English
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Ghana: Ghanaian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Ghana: GH
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Ghana as of 2019: 0.611
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Ghana Time Zone:
UTC (GMT)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Ghana:
7° 49′ 0″ N, 1° 3′ 0″ W
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