Antigua and Barbuda vs Tonga
Tonga is 70% larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Tonga about 1.7 times.
Antigua and BarbudaTongaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.59× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 1.7× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 103,742 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Tonga?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 41% smaller than Tonga. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Tonga?
- About 1.7 times: Tonga has 1.7× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Tonga?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Tonga 139 per km².