Tonga vs Yemen
Yemen is 608 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Yemen about 608 times.
TongaYemenTonga moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 608× the size of Tonga.
| Tonga | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Sana'a |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Tonga is 608 times smaller than Yemen. Tonga covers 749 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Yemen?
- About 608 times: Yemen has 608× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tonga and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Yemen 92 per km².