Malawi vs Tonga
Malawi is 158 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Malawi about 158 times.
MalawiTongaMalawi moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 158× the area of Tonga.
| Malawi | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 103,742 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Malawi is 158 times larger than Tonga. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Malawi?
- About 158 times: Malawi has 158× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Malawi and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Tonga?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 103,742. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Tonga 139 per km².