Eswatini vs Tonga
Eswatini is 23.2 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Eswatini about 23 times.
EswatiniTongaEswatini moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
23.2×
Eswatini is 23.2× the area of Tonga.
| Eswatini | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 103,742 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Southern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Eswatini is 23.2 times larger than Tonga. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Eswatini?
- About 23 times: Eswatini has 23.2× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Eswatini and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Tonga?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 103,742. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Tonga 139 per km².