Kiribati vs North Korea
North Korea is 149 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into North Korea about 149 times.
KiribatiNorth KoreaKiribati moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 149× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Pyongyang |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Asia |
| 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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Kiribati. 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 North Korea?
- No. Kiribati is 149 times smaller than North Korea. Kiribati covers 811 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into North Korea?
- About 149 times: North Korea has 149× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kiribati. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Kiribati or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², North Korea 220 per km².