Eritrea vs Tonga
Eritrea is 157 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Eritrea about 157 times.
EritreaTongaEritrea moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 157× the area of Tonga.
| Eritrea | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 103,742 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Eritrea is 157 times larger than Tonga. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Eritrea?
- About 157 times: Eritrea has 157× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Eritrea and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Tonga?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 103,742. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Tonga 139 per km².