Ethiopia vs Tonga
Ethiopia is 1,474 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Ethiopia about 1474 times.
EthiopiaTongaEthiopia moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
1,474×
Ethiopia is 1,474× the area of Tonga.
| Ethiopia | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 103,742 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 1,474 times larger than Tonga. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1474 times: Ethiopia has 1,474× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Ethiopia and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Tonga?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 103,742. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Tonga 139 per km².