Fiji vs Japan
Japan is 20.7 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Japan about 21 times.
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Fiji is 0.05× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 20.7× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Tokyo |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Fiji is 20.7 times smaller than Japan. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Japan?
- About 21 times: Japan has 20.7× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Japan 326 per km².