Fiji vs Maldives
Fiji is 61.3 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Fiji about 61 times.
FijiMaldivesFiji moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
61.3×
Fiji is 61.3× the area of Maldives.
| Fiji | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 529,676 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Male |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives at 4° 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Fiji is 61.3 times larger than Maldives. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Fiji?
- About 61 times: Fiji has 61.3× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Fiji and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 529,676. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².