Kiribati vs Montserrat
Kiribati is 7.95 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Kiribati about 8.0 times.
KiribatiMontserratKiribati moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 7.95× the area of Montserrat.
| Kiribati | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 5,440 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Brades |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. Kiribati is 7.95 times larger than Montserrat. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Kiribati?
- About 8.0 times: Kiribati has 7.95× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Kiribati and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 5,440. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².