Tonga vs US Virgin Islands
Tonga is 2.16 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Tonga about 2.2 times.
TongaUS Virgin IslandsTonga moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 2.16× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Tonga | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 103,792 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Tonga is 2.16 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Tonga covers 749 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Tonga?
- About 2.2 times: Tonga has 2.16× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Tonga and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².