Tonga vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 522 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Zimbabwe about 522 times.
TongaZimbabweTonga moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Tonga is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 522× the size of Tonga.
| Tonga | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Harare |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Tonga is 522 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Tonga covers 749 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 522 times: Zimbabwe has 522× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Tonga and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 103,742. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².