Kiribati vs Latvia
Latvia is 79.6 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Latvia about 80 times.
KiribatiLatviaKiribati moved onto Latvia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Latvia. Put the other way, Latvia is 79.6× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 64,594 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 1,847,785 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Riga |
| Region | Micronesia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Latvia at 57° N is stretched to 3.35×. That difference is why Latvia 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 Kiribati bigger than Latvia?
- No. Kiribati is 79.6 times smaller than Latvia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Latvia covers 64,594 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Latvia?
- About 80 times: Latvia has 79.6× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Latvia 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 Latvia about 3.35×. That is why Latvia 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, Kiribati or Latvia?
- Latvia: 1,847,785 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Latvia 29 per km².