Kiribati vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 11.2 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Puerto Rico about 11 times.
KiribatiPuerto RicoKiribati moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.09× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 11.2× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | San Juan |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Kiribati is 11.2 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 11 times: Puerto Rico has 11.2× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².