Fiji vs Kenya
Kenya is 31.8 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Kenya about 32 times.
FijiKenyaFiji moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.03× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 31.8× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Nairobi |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Fiji is 31.8 times smaller than Kenya. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Kenya?
- About 32 times: Kenya has 31.8× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Kenya 99 per km².