Which has higher land area, Ghana or Romania?

Romania, at 230,080 sq. km against 227,533 sq. km in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Ghana and Romania?

2,547 sq. km, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Romania?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Romania: Land area

Ghana

227,533 sq. km

in 2023

Romania

230,080 sq. km

in 2023

Ghana rank

82nd

Romania rank

81st

Land area over time

Ghana
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 230,080 sq. km against 227,533 sq. km in Ghana, a difference of 2,547 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 82nd and Romania ranks 81st of 215 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	227,540 sq. km	230,340 sq. km	2,800 sq. km	Romania
1970s	227,540 sq. km	230,340 sq. km	2,800 sq. km	Romania
1980s	227,540 sq. km	230,241 sq. km	2,701 sq. km	Romania
1990s	227,540 sq. km	229,497 sq. km	1,957 sq. km	Romania
2000s	227,540 sq. km	229,905 sq. km	2,365 sq. km	Romania
2010s	227,539 sq. km	230,075 sq. km	2,536 sq. km	Romania
2020s	227,532 sq. km	230,080 sq. km	2,548 sq. km	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Ghana or Romania?: Romania, at 230,080 sq. km against 227,533 sq. km in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Ghana and Romania?: 2,547 sq. km, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Romania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Romania rank globally for land area?: Ghana ranks 82nd and Romania ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.