Fiji vs Gabon
Gabon is 14.6 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Gabon about 15 times.
FijiGabonFiji moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
0.07×
Fiji is 0.07× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 14.6× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Libreville |
| Region | Melanesia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Fiji sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Fiji bigger than Gabon?
- No. Fiji is 14.6 times smaller than Gabon. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Gabon?
- About 15 times: Gabon has 14.6× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Fiji is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Gabon about 1.0×. 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, Fiji or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².