Fiji vs Niue
Fiji is 70.3 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Fiji about 70 times.
FijiNiueFiji moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
70.3×
Fiji is 70.3× the area of Niue.
| Fiji | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 1,821 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Alofi |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Fiji is 70.3 times larger than Niue. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Fiji?
- About 70 times: Fiji has 70.3× the area of Niue.
- Why do Fiji and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 1,821. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².