Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Ghana is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kentucky and Ghana regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than Ghana?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of Ghana is 92,497 sq mi. Kentucky is smaller than Ghana by 52,089 sq mi. Kentucky is around 2.29 times smaller than Ghana.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of Ghana: 92,497 sq mi ( 239,567 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Ghana as of 2020, was estimated to be around 31,072,945.
Here is some more data comparison between Kentucky and Ghana.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of Ghana is Accra.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
Ghana: English
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
Ghana: Ghanaian
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
Ghana: GH
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of Ghana as of 2019: 0.611
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Ghana Time Zone:
UTC (GMT)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of Ghana:
7° 49′ 0″ N, 1° 3′ 0″ W
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