Djibouti vs Kiribati
Djibouti is 28.6 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Djibouti about 29 times.
DjiboutiKiribatiDjibouti moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
28.6×
Djibouti is 28.6× the area of Kiribati.
| Djibouti | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 136,488 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Tarawa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Djibouti is 28.6 times larger than Kiribati. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Djibouti?
- About 29 times: Djibouti has 28.6× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Djibouti and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Kiribati?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 136,488. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².