Montserrat vs Tonga
Tonga is 7.34 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Tonga about 7.3 times.
MontserratTongaMontserrat moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.14× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 7.34× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 103,742 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than Tonga?
- No. Montserrat is 7.34 times smaller than Tonga. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Tonga?
- About 7.3 times: Tonga has 7.34× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or Tonga?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Tonga 139 per km².