Fiji vs Israel
Israel is 14% larger than Fiji.
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Fiji is 0.88× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 1.14× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Jerusalem |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- No. Fiji is 12% smaller than Israel. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Israel?
- About 1.1 times: Israel has 1.14× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Israel 487 per km².