Dominica vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 8% larger than Dominica.
DominicaKiribatiDominica moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.93× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 1.08× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 136,488 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Kiribati?
- No. Dominica is 7% smaller than Kiribati. Dominica covers 751 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.1 times: Kiribati has 1.08× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Kiribati?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².