Croatia vs Kiribati
Croatia is 69.8 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Croatia about 70 times.
CroatiaKiribatiCroatia moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
69.8×
Croatia is 69.8× the area of Kiribati.
| Croatia | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 136,488 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Tarawa |
| Region | Southern Europe | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Kiribati at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Kiribati. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Croatia is 69.8 times larger than Kiribati. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Croatia?
- About 70 times: Croatia has 69.8× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Croatia and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Kiribati about 1.0×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kiribati. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Kiribati?
- Croatia: 3,876,200 people against 136,488. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².