Mozambique vs Tonga
Mozambique is 1,070 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Mozambique about 1070 times.
MozambiqueTongaMozambique moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
1,070×
Mozambique is 1,070× the area of Tonga.
| Mozambique | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 103,742 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Mozambique is 1,070 times larger than Tonga. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Mozambique?
- About 1070 times: Mozambique has 1,070× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Mozambique and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Tonga?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 103,742. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Tonga 139 per km².