Aruba vs Tonga
Tonga is 4.18 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Tonga about 4.2 times.
ArubaTongaAruba moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.24× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 4.18× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 103,742 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Tonga?
- No. Aruba is 4.18 times smaller than Tonga. Aruba covers 179 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Tonga?
- About 4.2 times: Tonga has 4.18× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Tonga?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 103,742. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Tonga 139 per km².