Kiribati vs Palestine
Palestine is 10.1 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Palestine about 10 times.
KiribatiPalestineKiribati moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.1× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 10.1× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Micronesia | Western 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Kiribati is 10.1 times smaller than Palestine. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Palestine?
- About 10 times: Palestine has 10.1× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Palestine 659 per km².