Kiribati vs Saint Helena
Kiribati is 2.06 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Kiribati about 2.1 times.
KiribatiSaint HelenaKiribati moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 2.06× the area of Saint Helena.
| Kiribati | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 5,633 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Jamestown |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Kiribati is 2.06 times larger than Saint Helena. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Kiribati?
- About 2.1 times: Kiribati has 2.06× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Kiribati and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 5,633. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².