Kiribati vs Palau
Kiribati is 74% larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Kiribati about 1.7 times.
KiribatiPalauKiribati moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
1.74×
Kiribati is 1.74× the area of Palau.
| Kiribati | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 17,663 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Koror |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Kiribati is 74% larger than Palau. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.7 times: Kiribati has 1.74× the area of Palau.
- Why do Kiribati and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 17,663. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Palau 38 per km².