Fiji vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 56.4 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Mauritania about 56 times.
FijiMauritaniaFiji moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.02× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 56.4× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Nouakchott |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Fiji is 56.4 times smaller than Mauritania. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Mauritania?
- About 56 times: Mauritania has 56.4× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².