Fiji vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 98% larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 2.0 times.
FijiGuinea-BissauFiji moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Fiji is 0.51× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 1.98× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Bissau |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- No. Fiji is 49% smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 2.0 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.98× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Guinea-Bissau 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-Bissau about 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².