Fiji vs Saint Barthélemy
Fiji is 761 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Fiji about 761 times.
FijiSaint BarthélemyFiji moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 761× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Fiji | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 10,124 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Gustavia |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Fiji is 761 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Fiji?
- About 761 times: Fiji has 761× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Fiji and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 10,124. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².