Kiribati vs Pitcairn Islands
Kiribati is 17.3 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Kiribati about 17 times.
KiribatiPitcairn IslandsKiribati moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 17.3× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Kiribati | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 50 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Adamstown |
| Region | Micronesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Kiribati is 17.3 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Kiribati?
- About 17 times: Kiribati has 17.3× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Kiribati and Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 50. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².