Kiribati vs Peru
Peru is 1,585 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Peru about 1585 times.
KiribatiPeruKiribati moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1,585× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Lima |
| Region | Micronesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Kiribati is 1,585 times smaller than Peru. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Peru?
- About 1585 times: Peru has 1,585× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Peru 27 per km².