Fiji vs Gambia
Fiji is 62% larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Fiji about 1.6 times.
FijiGambiaFiji moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
1.62×
Fiji is 1.62× the area of Gambia.
| Fiji | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Banjul |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Fiji is 62% larger than Gambia. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Fiji?
- About 1.6 times: Fiji has 1.62× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Fiji and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Gambia 250 per km².