Fiji vs Senegal
Senegal is 10.8 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Senegal about 11 times.
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Fiji is 0.09× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 10.8× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Dakar |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Fiji is 10.8 times smaller than Senegal. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Senegal?
- About 11 times: Senegal has 10.8× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Senegal 96 per km².