Kiribati vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 80.5 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Lithuania about 81 times.
KiribatiLithuaniaKiribati moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 80.5× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Vilnius |
| 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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- No. Kiribati is 80.5 times smaller than Lithuania. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Lithuania?
- About 81 times: Lithuania has 80.5× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania: 2,888,774 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².