Malaysia vs Tonga
Malaysia is 442 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Malaysia about 442 times.
MalaysiaTongaMalaysia moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Malaysia is 442× the area of Tonga.
| Malaysia | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 103,742 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°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 Malaysia bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Malaysia is 442 times larger than Tonga. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Malaysia?
- About 442 times: Malaysia has 442× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Malaysia and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Tonga?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 103,742. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Tonga 139 per km².