Curaçao vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 83% larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Kiribati about 1.8 times.
CuraçaoKiribatiCuraçao moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Curaçao is 0.55× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 1.83× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 136,488 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°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 Curaçao bigger than Kiribati?
- No. Curaçao is 45% smaller than Kiribati. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.8 times: Kiribati has 1.83× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Kiribati?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 136,488. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².