Kiribati vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 60.5 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Slovakia about 60 times.
KiribatiSlovakiaKiribati moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.02× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 60.5× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Bratislava |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Kiribati. 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 Slovakia?
- No. Kiribati is 60.5 times smaller than Slovakia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Slovakia?
- About 60 times: Slovakia has 60.5× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kiribati. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Kiribati or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².