Fiji vs Timor-Leste
Fiji is 22% larger than Timor-Leste.
FijiTimor-LesteFiji moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
1.22×
Fiji is 1.22× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Fiji | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Dili |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Fiji is 22% larger than Timor-Leste. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Fiji?
- About 1.2 times: Fiji has 1.22× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Fiji and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².