Fiji vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 98% larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Taiwan about 2.0 times.
FijiTaiwanFiji moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.5× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.98× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Taipei |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Fiji is 50% smaller than Taiwan. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Taiwan?
- About 2.0 times: Taiwan has 1.98× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².