Kiribati vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 148 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Nicaragua about 148 times.
KiribatiNicaraguaKiribati moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 148× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Managua |
| Region | Micronesia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Kiribati is 148 times smaller than Nicaragua. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Nicaragua?
- About 148 times: Nicaragua has 148× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².