Fiji vs Iraq
Iraq is 23.9 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Iraq about 24 times.
FijiIraqFiji moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.04× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 23.9× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Baghdad |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| 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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Fiji is 23.9 times smaller than Iraq. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Iraq?
- About 24 times: Iraq has 23.9× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Iraq 108 per km².