Guyana vs Tonga
Guyana is 287 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Guyana about 287 times.
GuyanaTongaGuyana moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Guyana is 287× the area of Tonga.
| Guyana | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 103,742 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | South America | 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. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Guyana is 287 times larger than Tonga. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Guyana?
- About 287 times: Guyana has 287× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Guyana and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Tonga?
- Guyana: 835,986 people against 103,742. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Tonga 139 per km².