Barbados vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 85% larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Kiribati about 1.8 times.
BarbadosKiribatiBarbados moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Barbados is 0.54× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 1.85× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 136,488 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Kiribati?
- No. Barbados is 46% smaller than Kiribati. Barbados covers 439 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.8 times: Kiribati has 1.85× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Kiribati?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 136,488. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².