Fiji vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 14.6 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Western Sahara about 15 times.
FijiWestern SaharaFiji moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 0.07× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 14.6× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 612,000 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | — |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Fiji is 14.6 times smaller than Western Sahara. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Western Sahara?
- About 15 times: Western Sahara has 14.6× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 612,000. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².