Fiji vs Libya
Libya is 96.3 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Libya about 96 times.
FijiLibyaFiji moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
0.01×
Fiji is 0.01× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 96.3× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Tripoli |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Fiji is 96.3 times smaller than Libya. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Libya?
- About 96 times: Libya has 96.3× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².