Kiribati vs Saint Barthélemy
Kiribati is 33.8 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Kiribati about 34 times.
KiribatiSaint BarthélemyKiribati moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 33.8× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Kiribati | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 10,124 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Kiribati is 33.8 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Kiribati?
- About 34 times: Kiribati has 33.8× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Kiribati and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 10,124. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².