Fiji vs Italy
Italy is 16.5 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Italy about 17 times.
FijiItalyFiji moved onto Italy · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Fiji is 0.06× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 16.5× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Rome |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Europe |
| 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; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. That difference is why Italy looks so much bigger than it is next to Fiji. 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 Italy?
- No. Fiji is 16.5 times smaller than Italy. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Italy?
- About 17 times: Italy has 16.5× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Italy 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 Italy about 1.85×. That is why Italy looks so much bigger than it really is next to Fiji. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Fiji or Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Italy 195 per km².