Norfolk Island vs Tonga
Tonga is 21.4 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Tonga about 21 times.
Norfolk IslandTongaNorfolk Island moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Norfolk Island is 0.05× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 21.4× the size of Norfolk Island.
| Norfolk Island | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 35 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 2,188 | 103,742 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Norfolk Island sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 Norfolk Island bigger than Tonga?
- No. Norfolk Island is 21.4 times smaller than Tonga. Norfolk Island covers 35 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Tonga?
- About 21 times: Tonga has 21.4× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Norfolk Island and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Norfolk Island is drawn about 1.31× 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, Norfolk Island or Tonga?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 2,188. Density: Norfolk Island 63 per km², Tonga 139 per km².