Afghanistan vs Kiribati
Afghanistan is 804 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Afghanistan about 804 times.
AfghanistanKiribatiAfghanistan moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 804× the area of Kiribati.
| Afghanistan | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 136,488 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tarawa |
| Region | Southern Asia | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Kiribati at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 804 times larger than Kiribati. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Afghanistan?
- About 804 times: Afghanistan has 804× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Afghanistan and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Kiribati about 1.0×. 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, Afghanistan or Kiribati?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 136,488. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².