Bahamas vs Fiji
Fiji is 32% larger than Bahamas.
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Bahamas is 0.76× the area of Fiji. Put the other way, Fiji is 1.32× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 933,154 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Suva |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× its true area; Fiji at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Bahamas bigger than Fiji?
- No. Bahamas is 24% smaller than Fiji. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Fiji?
- About 1.3 times: Fiji has 1.32× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Fiji look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Fiji about 1.1×. 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, Bahamas or Fiji?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Fiji 51 per km².