Curaçao vs Tonga
Tonga is 69% larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Tonga about 1.7 times.
CuraçaoTongaCuraçao moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.59× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 1.69× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 103,742 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°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 Curaçao bigger than Tonga?
- No. Curaçao is 41% smaller than Tonga. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Tonga?
- About 1.7 times: Tonga has 1.69× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Tonga?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 103,742. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Tonga 139 per km².