Kiribati vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 408 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Malaysia about 408 times.
KiribatiMalaysiaKiribati moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 408× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Micronesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Kiribati is 408 times smaller than Malaysia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Malaysia?
- About 408 times: Malaysia has 408× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².