Antigua and Barbuda vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 84% larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Kiribati about 1.8 times.
Antigua and BarbudaKiribatiAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Antigua and Barbuda is 0.54× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 1.84× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 136,488 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Kiribati?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 46% smaller than Kiribati. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.8 times: Kiribati has 1.84× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Kiribati?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².