Afghanistan vs Tonga
Afghanistan is 871 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Afghanistan about 871 times.
AfghanistanTongaAfghanistan moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 871× the area of Tonga.
| Afghanistan | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 103,742 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 871 times larger than Tonga. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Afghanistan?
- About 871 times: Afghanistan has 871× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Afghanistan and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Tonga about 1.14×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Tonga?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 103,742. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Tonga 139 per km².