Egypt vs Tonga
Egypt is 1,349 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Egypt about 1349 times.
EgyptTongaEgypt moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
1,349×
Egypt is 1,349× the area of Tonga.
| Egypt | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 103,742 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Northern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Egypt is 1,349 times larger than Tonga. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Egypt?
- About 1349 times: Egypt has 1,349× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Egypt and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Tonga?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 103,742. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Tonga 139 per km².