Saint Martin vs Tonga
Tonga is 14.1 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Tonga about 14 times.
Saint MartinTongaSaint Martin moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.07× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 14.1× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 103,742 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Martin sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Saint Martin bigger than Tonga?
- No. Saint Martin is 14.1 times smaller than Tonga. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Tonga?
- About 14 times: Tonga has 14.1× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin is drawn about 1.11× 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, Saint Martin or Tonga?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Tonga 139 per km².