Tonga vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 16.3 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Vanuatu about 16 times.
TongaVanuatuTonga moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 0.06× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 16.3× the size of Tonga.
| Tonga | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 335,169 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Port-Vila |
| Region | Polynesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Tonga is 16.3 times smaller than Vanuatu. Tonga covers 749 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Vanuatu?
- About 16 times: Vanuatu has 16.3× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tonga and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².