Nigeria vs Tonga
Nigeria is 1,233 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Nigeria about 1233 times.
NigeriaTongaNigeria moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
1,233×
Nigeria is 1,233× the area of Tonga.
| Nigeria | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 103,742 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nigeria sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Nigeria bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Nigeria is 1,233 times larger than Tonga. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Nigeria?
- About 1233 times: Nigeria has 1,233× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Nigeria and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nigeria is drawn about 1.03× 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, Nigeria or Tonga?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 103,742. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Tonga 139 per km².