Kiribati vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 724 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Madagascar about 724 times.
KiribatiMadagascarKiribati moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 724× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Antananarivo |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Kiribati is 724 times smaller than Madagascar. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Madagascar?
- About 724 times: Madagascar has 724× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².