Fiji vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 5.96 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Guatemala about 6.0 times.
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0.17×
Fiji is 0.17× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 5.96× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Guatemala City |
| Region | Melanesia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- No. Fiji is 5.96 times smaller than Guatemala. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Guatemala?
- About 6.0 times: Guatemala has 5.96× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².