Guinea vs Tonga
Guinea is 328 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Guinea about 328 times.
GuineaTongaGuinea moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
328×
Guinea is 328× the area of Tonga.
| Guinea | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 103,742 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Guinea is 328 times larger than Tonga. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Guinea?
- About 328 times: Guinea has 328× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Guinea and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Tonga?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 103,742. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Tonga 139 per km².