Fiji vs Malawi
Malawi is 6.48 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Malawi about 6.5 times.
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Fiji is 0.15× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 6.48× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Lilongwe |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Fiji is 6.48 times smaller than Malawi. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Malawi?
- About 6.5 times: Malawi has 6.48× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Malawi 188 per km².