Real size
How big is Fiji really?
18,400 km²
7,100 sq mi · 15th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of New Caledonia
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Fiji covers 18,400 km² (7,100 sq mi), about the size of New Caledonia. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 18,400 km²
- Size rank
- 153rd of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 17°S
Countries about the same size
- New CaledoniaAbout the same size
- KuwaitFiji is 1.1 times the size of Kuwait
- EswatiniFiji is 1.1 times the size of Eswatini
- SloveniaSlovenia is 1.1 times the size of Fiji
- El SalvadorEl Salvador is 1.1 times the size of Fiji
Fiji through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Fiji?
- Fiji covers about 18,400 km² (7,100 sq mi). It is the 15th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Fiji at the right size?
- Mostly. Fiji lies close enough to the equator that a normal web map draws it only about 1.1 times too big, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Fiji bigger than Slovenia?
- No. Slovenia is about 1.1 times the size of Fiji.
- Is Fiji bigger than New Caledonia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.