Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 571 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Papua New Guinea about 571 times.
KiribatiPapua New GuineaKiribati moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 571× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Port Moresby |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Kiribati is 571 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 571 times: Papua New Guinea has 571× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².