Kiribati vs Northern Mariana Islands
Kiribati is 75% larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Kiribati about 1.7 times.
KiribatiNorthern Mariana IslandsKiribati moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
1.75×
Kiribati is 1.75× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Kiribati | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 43,541 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Saipan |
| Region | Micronesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Kiribati is 75% larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.7 times: Kiribati has 1.75× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Kiribati and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 43,541. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².