Oceania · Polynesia
Tonga
Tonga covers about 603 km² (233 mi²), the 193rd largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 603km²Area, main territory
- 108,000Population
- 0.02In Belgiums
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- Tonga
Facts
| Area, main territory | 603 km²233 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 749 km²Wikidata · 19% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.02 |
| Capital | Nukuʻalofa |
| Population | 108,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 179 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 22°S to 16°S |
| In other languages | トンガ 日本語 · 汤加 中文 · 통가 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania#10 of 14 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Tonga
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 28,155× the size of Tonga.
- Tonga lies at 20°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Tonga's main territory stretches about 754 km north to south and 239 km east to west.
- Our measured 603 km² is 19% below Wikidata's official figure of 749 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Tonga measures up
Tonga holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 14 countries listed for Oceania. In Polynesia it is the 2nd largest of 3.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 603 km² | 191st of 239 |
| Population | 108,000 | 191st of 237 |
| Farthest north | 20.1°S | 199th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Tonga is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 404 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 593 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 619 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 908 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 5,224 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 14,049 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 15,665 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 28,155 its size |
Where Tonga sits
- Tonga's centre lies at 20.1°S, 174.9°W, in the southern and western hemispheres, about 2,230 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 22°S to 16°S, about 750 km from its southern edge to its northern.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11