Eritrea vs Fiji
Eritrea is 6.44 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Eritrea about 6.4 times.
EritreaFijiEritrea moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
6.44×
Eritrea is 6.44× the area of Fiji.
| Eritrea | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 933,154 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Suva |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Fiji?
- Yes. Eritrea is 6.44 times larger than Fiji. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Eritrea?
- About 6.4 times: Eritrea has 6.44× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Eritrea and Fiji look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Fiji?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 933,154. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Fiji 51 per km².