Samoa vs Tonga
Samoa is 3.79 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Samoa about 3.8 times.
SamoaTongaSamoa moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
3.79×
Samoa is 3.79× the area of Tonga.
| Samoa | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 103,742 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Samoa sits at about 14°S 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 Samoa bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Samoa is 3.79 times larger than Tonga. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Samoa?
- About 3.8 times: Samoa has 3.79× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Samoa and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa 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, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 103,742. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Tonga 139 per km².