Equatorial Guinea vs Tonga

Equatorial Guinea is 37.5 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 37 times.

Equatorial GuineaTongaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
37.5×
Equatorial Guinea is 37.5× the area of Tonga.
Equatorial GuineaTonga
Area28,051 km²749 km²
Population1,938,431103,742
Density69 / km²139 / km²
CapitalMalaboNuku'alofa
RegionMiddle AfricaPolynesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Tonga?
Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 37.5 times larger than Tonga. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
How many times does Tonga fit into Equatorial Guinea?
About 37 times: Equatorial Guinea has 37.5× the area of Tonga.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Tonga?
Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 103,742. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Tonga 139 per km².