Fiji vs North Korea
North Korea is 6.6 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into North Korea about 6.6 times.
FijiNorth KoreaFiji moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
0.15×
Fiji is 0.15× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 6.6× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Pyongyang |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Fiji. 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 North Korea?
- No. Fiji is 6.6 times smaller than North Korea. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into North Korea?
- About 6.6 times: North Korea has 6.6× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Fiji. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Fiji or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², North Korea 220 per km².