Somalia vs Tonga
Somalia is 851 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Somalia about 851 times.
SomaliaTongaSomalia moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Somalia is 851× the area of Tonga.
| Somalia | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 103,742 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Somalia sits at about 5°N 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 Somalia bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Somalia is 851 times larger than Tonga. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Somalia?
- About 851 times: Somalia has 851× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Somalia and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Somalia 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, Somalia or Tonga?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 103,742. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Tonga 139 per km².