Fiji vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 26.9 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Turkmenistan about 27 times.
FijiTurkmenistanFiji moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.04× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 26.9× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Ashgabat |
| Region | Melanesia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Fiji. 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Fiji is 26.9 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 27 times: Turkmenistan has 26.9× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Fiji. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Fiji or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².