Eswatini vs Kiribati
Eswatini is 21.4 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Eswatini about 21 times.
EswatiniKiribatiEswatini moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
21.4×
Eswatini is 21.4× the area of Kiribati.
| Eswatini | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 136,488 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Tarawa |
| Region | Southern Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Eswatini is 21.4 times larger than Kiribati. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Eswatini?
- About 21 times: Eswatini has 21.4× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Eswatini and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Kiribati?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 136,488. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².