Fiji vs Ghana
Ghana is 13.1 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Ghana about 13 times.
FijiGhanaFiji moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.08× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 13.1× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Accra |
| Region | Melanesia | Western 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; Ghana at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ghana?
- No. Fiji is 13.1 times smaller than Ghana. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Ghana?
- About 13 times: Ghana has 13.1× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Ghana 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 Ghana about 1.02×. 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 Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Ghana 147 per km².