Gabon vs Tonga
Gabon is 357 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Gabon about 357 times.
GabonTongaGabon moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
357×
Gabon is 357× the area of Tonga.
| Gabon | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 103,742 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S 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 Gabon bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Gabon is 357 times larger than Tonga. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Gabon?
- About 357 times: Gabon has 357× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Gabon and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Tonga?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 103,742. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Tonga 139 per km².