Gambia vs Tonga
Gambia is 15.1 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Gambia about 15 times.
GambiaTongaGambia moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
15.1×
Gambia is 15.1× the area of Tonga.
| Gambia | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 103,742 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Gambia is 15.1 times larger than Tonga. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Gambia?
- About 15 times: Gambia has 15.1× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Gambia and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Tonga?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 103,742. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Tonga 139 per km².