Kiribati vs Mali
Mali is 1,529 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Mali about 1529 times.
KiribatiMaliKiribati moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 1,529× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Bamako |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Kiribati is 1,529 times smaller than Mali. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Mali?
- About 1529 times: Mali has 1,529× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Mali 20 per km².