Tonga vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 1,218 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Venezuela about 1218 times.
TongaVenezuelaTonga moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 0.0× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1,218× the size of Tonga.
| Tonga | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Caracas |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Tonga is 1,218 times smaller than Venezuela. Tonga covers 749 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Venezuela?
- About 1218 times: Venezuela has 1,218× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tonga and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².