Kiribati vs Libya
Libya is 2,170 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Libya about 2170 times.
KiribatiLibyaKiribati moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 2,170× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Tripoli |
| Region | Micronesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Kiribati is 2,170 times smaller than Libya. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Libya?
- About 2170 times: Libya has 2,170× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².