Eritrea vs Kiribati
Eritrea is 145 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Eritrea about 145 times.
EritreaKiribatiEritrea moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 145× the area of Kiribati.
| Eritrea | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 136,488 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Eritrea is 145 times larger than Kiribati. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Eritrea?
- About 145 times: Eritrea has 145× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Eritrea and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Kiribati?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 136,488. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².