Sudan vs Tonga
Sudan is 2,518 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Sudan about 2518 times.
SudanTongaSudan moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
2,518×
Sudan is 2,518× the area of Tonga.
| Sudan | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,886,068 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 51,662,147 | 103,742 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Khartoum | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Northern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sudan sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Sudan bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Sudan is 2,518 times larger than Tonga. Sudan covers 1,886,068 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Sudan?
- About 2518 times: Sudan has 2,518× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Sudan and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sudan is drawn about 1.08× 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, Sudan or Tonga?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 103,742. Density: Sudan 27 per km², Tonga 139 per km².