Brazil vs Kiribati
Brazil is 10,500 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Brazil about 10500 times.
BrazilKiribatiBrazil moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
10,500×
Brazil is 10,500× the area of Kiribati.
| Brazil | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 136,488 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Tarawa |
| Region | South America | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Brazil is 10,500 times larger than Kiribati. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Brazil?
- About 10500 times: Brazil has 10,500× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Brazil and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Kiribati?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 136,488. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².