Fiji vs Kiribati
Fiji is 22.5 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Fiji about 23 times.
FijiKiribatiFiji moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
22.5×
Fiji is 22.5× the area of Kiribati.
| Fiji | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 136,488 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Tarawa |
| Region | Melanesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Fiji is 22.5 times larger than Kiribati. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Fiji?
- About 23 times: Fiji has 22.5× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Fiji and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 136,488. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².