Kiribati vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 2,774 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Saudi Arabia about 2774 times.
KiribatiSaudi ArabiaKiribati moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 2,774× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Riyadh |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Kiribati is 2,774 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 2774 times: Saudi Arabia has 2,774× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².