Kiribati vs Mexico
Mexico is 2,432 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Mexico about 2432 times.
KiribatiMexicoKiribati moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 2,432× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Mexico City |
| Region | Micronesia | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Kiribati is 2,432 times smaller than Mexico. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Mexico?
- About 2432 times: Mexico has 2,432× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Mexico 67 per km².