Tonga vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 235 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Uruguay about 235 times.
TongaUruguayTonga moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 235× the size of Tonga.
| Tonga | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Montevideo |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Tonga is 235 times smaller than Uruguay. Tonga covers 749 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Uruguay?
- About 235 times: Uruguay has 235× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tonga and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².