Fiji vs Qatar
Fiji is 60% larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Fiji about 1.6 times.
FijiQatarFiji moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
1.6×
Fiji is 1.6× the area of Qatar.
| Fiji | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Doha |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Fiji is 60% larger than Qatar. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Fiji?
- About 1.6 times: Fiji has 1.6× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Fiji and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Qatar 260 per km².