Fiji vs South Africa
South Africa is 66.8 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into South Africa about 67 times.
FijiSouth AfricaFiji moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 66.8× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Pretoria |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Fiji is 66.8 times smaller than South Africa. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into South Africa?
- About 67 times: South Africa has 66.8× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², South Africa 53 per km².