Madagascar vs Tonga
Madagascar is 784 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Madagascar about 784 times.
MadagascarTongaMadagascar moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 784× the area of Tonga.
| Madagascar | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 103,742 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Madagascar is 784 times larger than Tonga. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Madagascar?
- About 784 times: Madagascar has 784× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Madagascar and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Tonga?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 103,742. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Tonga 139 per km².