Fiji vs Palau
Fiji is 39.2 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Fiji about 39 times.
FijiPalauFiji moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
39.2×
Fiji is 39.2× the area of Palau.
| Fiji | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 17,663 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Koror |
| Region | Melanesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Fiji is 39.2 times larger than Palau. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Fiji?
- About 39 times: Fiji has 39.2× the area of Palau.
- Why do Fiji and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 17,663. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Palau 38 per km².