Marshall Islands vs Tonga
Tonga is 4.14 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Tonga about 4.1 times.
Marshall IslandsTongaMarshall Islands moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.24× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 4.14× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 103,742 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Tonga?
- No. Marshall Islands is 4.14 times smaller than Tonga. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Tonga?
- About 4.1 times: Tonga has 4.14× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Tonga?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Tonga 139 per km².