Kiribati vs Marshall Islands
Kiribati is 4.48 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Kiribati about 4.5 times.
KiribatiMarshall IslandsKiribati moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 4.48× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Kiribati | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 36,282 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Majuro |
| Region | Micronesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Kiribati is 4.48 times larger than Marshall Islands. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Kiribati?
- About 4.5 times: Kiribati has 4.48× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Kiribati and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 36,282. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².