Seychelles vs Tonga
Tonga is 63% larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Tonga about 1.6 times.
SeychellesTongaSeychelles moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.61× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 1.63× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 103,742 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Seychelles sits at about 5°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Seychelles bigger than Tonga?
- No. Seychelles is 39% smaller than Tonga. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Tonga?
- About 1.6 times: Tonga has 1.63× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Seychelles is drawn about 1.01× 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, Seychelles or Tonga?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 103,742. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Tonga 139 per km².