Tanzania vs Tonga
Tanzania is 1,265 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Tanzania about 1265 times.
TanzaniaTongaTanzania moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
1,265×
Tanzania is 1,265× the area of Tonga.
| Tanzania | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 947,303 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 70,545,865 | 103,742 |
| Density | 74 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Dodoma | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tanzania sits at about 6°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 Tanzania bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Tanzania is 1,265 times larger than Tonga. Tanzania covers 947,303 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Tanzania?
- About 1265 times: Tanzania has 1,265× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tanzania and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tanzania 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, Tanzania or Tonga?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 103,742. Density: Tanzania 74 per km², Tonga 139 per km².