Tonga vs Zambia
Zambia is 1,005 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Zambia about 1005 times.
TongaZambiaTonga moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 0.0× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1,005× the size of Tonga.
| Tonga | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Lusaka |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Tonga is 1,005 times smaller than Zambia. Tonga covers 749 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Zambia?
- About 1005 times: Zambia has 1,005× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tonga and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Zambia 29 per km².