Australia vs Kiribati
Australia is 9,485 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Australia about 9485 times.
AustraliaKiribatiAustralia moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 9,485× the area of Kiribati.
| Australia | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 136,488 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Tarawa |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Australia is 9,485 times larger than Kiribati. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Australia?
- About 9485 times: Australia has 9,485× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Australia and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Kiribati?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 136,488. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².