Anguilla vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 8.91 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Kiribati about 8.9 times.
AnguillaKiribatiAnguilla moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.11× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 8.91× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 136,488 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Tarawa |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than Kiribati?
- No. Anguilla is 8.91 times smaller than Kiribati. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Kiribati?
- About 8.9 times: Kiribati has 8.91× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or Kiribati?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².