Eswatini vs Fiji
Fiji is 5% larger than Eswatini.
EswatiniFijiEswatini moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.95× the area of Fiji. Put the other way, Fiji is 1.05× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 933,154 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Suva |
| Region | Southern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Fiji?
- No. Eswatini is 5% smaller than Fiji. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Fiji?
- About 1.1 times: Fiji has 1.05× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Fiji look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Fiji?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 933,154. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Fiji 51 per km².