Ecuador vs Tonga
Ecuador is 343 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Ecuador about 343 times.
EcuadorTongaEcuador moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 343× the area of Tonga.
| Ecuador | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 103,742 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | South America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Ecuador is 343 times larger than Tonga. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Ecuador?
- About 343 times: Ecuador has 343× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Ecuador and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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, Ecuador or Tonga?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 103,742. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Tonga 139 per km².