El Salvador vs Fiji
El Salvador is 15% larger than Fiji.
El SalvadorFijiEl Salvador moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
1.15×
El Salvador is 1.15× the area of Fiji.
| El Salvador | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 933,154 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Suva |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 El Salvador bigger than Fiji?
- Yes. El Salvador is 15% larger than Fiji. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into El Salvador?
- About 1.2 times: El Salvador has 1.15× the area of Fiji.
- Why do El Salvador and Fiji look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× 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, El Salvador or Fiji?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 933,154. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Fiji 51 per km².