Guinea-Bissau vs Tonga
Guinea-Bissau is 48.2 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 48 times.
Guinea-BissauTongaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
48.2×
Guinea-Bissau is 48.2× the area of Tonga.
| Guinea-Bissau | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 103,742 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 48.2 times larger than Tonga. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 48 times: Guinea-Bissau has 48.2× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Tonga?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 103,742. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Tonga 139 per km².