Kiribati vs Namibia
Namibia is 1,018 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Namibia about 1018 times.
KiribatiNamibiaKiribati moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1,018× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Windhoek |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Kiribati is 1,018 times smaller than Namibia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Namibia?
- About 1018 times: Namibia has 1,018× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².