Singapore vs Tonga
Tonga is 4% larger than Singapore.
SingaporeTongaSingapore moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Singapore is 0.96× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 1.04× the size of Singapore.
| Singapore | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 719 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 6,111,175 | 103,742 |
| Density | 8,500 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Singapore | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Singapore sits at about 1°N 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 Singapore bigger than Tonga?
- No. Singapore is 4% smaller than Tonga. Singapore covers 719 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Singapore fit into Tonga?
- About 1.0 times: Tonga has 1.04× the area of Singapore.
- Why do Singapore and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Singapore 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, Singapore or Tonga?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 103,742. Density: Singapore 8,500 per km², Tonga 139 per km².