Fiji vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 21.4 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Zimbabwe about 21 times.
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Fiji is 0.05× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 21.4× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Harare |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Fiji is 21.4 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 21 times: Zimbabwe has 21.4× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².