Comoros vs Tonga
Comoros is 2.72 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Comoros about 2.7 times.
ComorosTongaComoros moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
2.72×
Comoros is 2.72× the area of Tonga.
| Comoros | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 103,742 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Comoros is 2.72 times larger than Tonga. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Comoros?
- About 2.7 times: Comoros has 2.72× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Comoros and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Tonga?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 103,742. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Tonga 139 per km².