Fiji vs Saint Helena
Fiji is 46.4 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Fiji about 46 times.
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46.4×
Fiji is 46.4× the area of Saint Helena.
| Fiji | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 5,633 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Jamestown |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Fiji is 46.4 times larger than Saint Helena. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Fiji?
- About 46 times: Fiji has 46.4× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Fiji and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 5,633. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².