Japan vs Kiribati
Japan is 466 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Japan about 466 times.
JapanKiribatiJapan moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
466×
Japan is 466× the area of Kiribati.
| Japan | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 136,488 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Tarawa |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Kiribati at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Kiribati. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Japan bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Japan is 466 times larger than Kiribati. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Japan?
- About 466 times: Japan has 466× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Japan and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Kiribati about 1.0×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kiribati. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Kiribati?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 136,488. Density: Japan 326 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².