Tonga vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 218 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Tunisia about 218 times.
TongaTunisiaTonga moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 0.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 218× the size of Tonga.
| Tonga | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Tunis |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tonga sits at about 20°S and is stretched to 1.14× its true area; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tonga bigger than Tunisia?
- No. Tonga is 218 times smaller than Tunisia. Tonga covers 749 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Tunisia?
- About 218 times: Tunisia has 218× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tonga and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tonga is drawn about 1.14× its true area there and Tunisia about 1.46×. 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, Tonga or Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².