Fiji vs Guinea
Guinea is 13.5 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Guinea about 13 times.
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Fiji is 0.07× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 13.5× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Conakry |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Fiji is 13.5 times smaller than Guinea. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Guinea?
- About 13 times: Guinea has 13.5× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Guinea 61 per km².