Fiji vs Peru
Peru is 70.3 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Peru about 70 times.
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Fiji is 0.01× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 70.3× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Lima |
| Region | Melanesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Fiji is 70.3 times smaller than Peru. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Peru?
- About 70 times: Peru has 70.3× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Peru 27 per km².