Fiji vs Malta
Fiji is 57.8 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Fiji about 58 times.
FijiMaltaFiji moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
57.8×
Fiji is 57.8× the area of Malta.
| Fiji | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 579,704 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Valletta |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Fiji is 57.8 times larger than Malta. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Fiji?
- About 58 times: Fiji has 57.8× the area of Malta.
- Why do Fiji and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 579,704. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².