Fiji vs Syria
Syria is 10.1 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Syria about 10 times.
FijiSyriaFiji moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.1× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 10.1× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Damascus |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Fiji is 10.1 times smaller than Syria. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Syria?
- About 10 times: Syria has 10.1× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Syria 138 per km².