Barbados vs Fiji
Fiji is 41.6 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Fiji about 42 times.
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Barbados is 0.02× the area of Fiji. Put the other way, Fiji is 41.6× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 933,154 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Fiji?
- No. Barbados is 41.6 times smaller than Fiji. Barbados covers 439 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Fiji?
- About 42 times: Fiji has 41.6× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Fiji look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Fiji?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Fiji 51 per km².