Fiji vs Guyana
Guyana is 11.8 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Guyana about 12 times.
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Fiji is 0.09× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 11.8× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 835,986 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Georgetown |
| Region | Melanesia | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Fiji is 11.8 times smaller than Guyana. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Guyana?
- About 12 times: Guyana has 11.8× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 835,986. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².