Kiribati vs Kuwait
Kuwait is 22.0 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Kuwait about 22 times.
KiribatiKuwaitKiribati moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.05× the area of Kuwait. Put the other way, Kuwait is 22.0× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Kuwait City |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kiribati bigger than Kuwait?
- No. Kiribati is 22.0 times smaller than Kuwait. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Kuwait?
- About 22 times: Kuwait has 22.0× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Kuwait about 1.32×. 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, Kiribati or Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².