Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Tonga
Tonga is 93% larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Tonga about 1.9 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesTongaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.52× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 1.93× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 103,742 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Tonga?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 48% smaller than Tonga. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Tonga?
- About 1.9 times: Tonga has 1.93× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Tonga?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Tonga 139 per km².