Fiji vs Tonga
Fiji is 24.4 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Fiji about 24 times.
FijiTongaFiji moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
24.4×
Fiji is 24.4× the area of Tonga.
| Fiji | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 103,742 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Fiji sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Fiji bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Fiji is 24.4 times larger than Tonga. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Fiji?
- About 24 times: Fiji has 24.4× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Fiji and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Fiji is drawn about 1.1× 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, Fiji or Tonga?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 103,742. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Tonga 139 per km².