Barbados vs Tonga
Tonga is 71% larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Tonga about 1.7 times.
BarbadosTongaBarbados moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.59× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 1.71× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 103,742 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Tonga?
- No. Barbados is 41% smaller than Tonga. Barbados covers 439 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Tonga?
- About 1.7 times: Tonga has 1.71× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Tonga?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 103,742. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Tonga 139 per km².