Ethiopia vs Fiji

Ethiopia is 60.4 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Ethiopia about 60 times.

EthiopiaFijiEthiopia moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
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Ethiopia is 60.4× the area of Fiji.
EthiopiaFiji
Area1,104,300 km²18,274 km²
Population135,472,051933,154
Density123 / km²51 / km²
CapitalAddis AbabaSuva
RegionEastern AfricaMelanesia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours70

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Fiji?
Yes. Ethiopia is 60.4 times larger than Fiji. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
How many times does Fiji fit into Ethiopia?
About 60 times: Ethiopia has 60.4× the area of Fiji.
Why do Ethiopia and Fiji look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Fiji?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 933,154. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Fiji 51 per km².