Kiribati vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kiribati is 2.08 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Kiribati about 2.1 times.
KiribatiSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesKiribati moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
2.08×
Kiribati is 2.08× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Kiribati | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 99,924 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Kiribati is 2.08 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Kiribati?
- About 2.1 times: Kiribati has 2.08× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Kiribati and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 99,924. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².