Rwanda vs Tonga
Rwanda is 35.2 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Rwanda about 35 times.
RwandaTongaRwanda moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
35.2×
Rwanda is 35.2× the area of Tonga.
| Rwanda | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 103,742 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Rwanda is 35.2 times larger than Tonga. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Rwanda?
- About 35 times: Rwanda has 35.2× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Rwanda and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Tonga?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 103,742. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Tonga 139 per km².