Kiribati vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 32.5 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Rwanda about 32 times.
KiribatiRwandaKiribati moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.03× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 32.5× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Kigali |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Kiribati is 32.5 times smaller than Rwanda. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Rwanda?
- About 32 times: Rwanda has 32.5× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².