Kiribati vs Slovenia
Slovenia is 25.0 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Slovenia about 25 times.
KiribatiSloveniaKiribati moved onto Slovenia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.04× the area of Slovenia. Put the other way, Slovenia is 25.0× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 20,271 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 2,130,986 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 105 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Ljubljana |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Slovenia at 46° N is stretched to 2.08×. That difference is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
- No. Kiribati is 25.0 times smaller than Slovenia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Slovenia covers 20,271 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Slovenia?
- About 25 times: Slovenia has 25.0× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.08×. That is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia: 2,130,986 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Slovenia 105 per km².