Fiji vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 44% larger than Fiji.
FijiRwandaFiji moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
0.69×
Fiji is 0.69× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.44× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Kigali |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Fiji is 31% smaller than Rwanda. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.4 times: Rwanda has 1.44× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².