Kiribati vs Tonga
Kiribati is 8% larger than Tonga.
KiribatiTongaKiribati moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
1.08×
Kiribati is 1.08× the area of Tonga.
| Kiribati | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 103,742 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Micronesia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kiribati sits at about 1°N 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 Kiribati bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Kiribati is 8% larger than Tonga. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.1 times: Kiribati has 1.08× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Kiribati and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 103,742. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Tonga 139 per km².