Fiji vs Lebanon
Fiji is 75% larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Fiji about 1.7 times.
FijiLebanonFiji moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
1.75×
Fiji is 1.75× the area of Lebanon.
| Fiji | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Beirut |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Yes. Fiji is 75% larger than Lebanon. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Fiji?
- About 1.7 times: Fiji has 1.75× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Fiji and Lebanon 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 Lebanon about 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².