Mexico vs Tonga
Mexico is 2,634 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Mexico about 2634 times.
MexicoTongaMexico moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
2,634×
Mexico is 2,634× the area of Tonga.
| Mexico | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 103,742 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Central America | 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. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Mexico is 2,634 times larger than Tonga. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Mexico?
- About 2634 times: Mexico has 2,634× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Mexico and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Tonga?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 103,742. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Tonga 139 per km².