Kiribati vs Nepal
Nepal is 181 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Nepal about 181 times.
KiribatiNepalKiribati moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 181× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Kathmandu |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Kiribati is 181 times smaller than Nepal. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Nepal?
- About 181 times: Nepal has 181× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Nepal 201 per km².