Kiribati vs Somalia
Somalia is 786 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Somalia about 786 times.
KiribatiSomaliaKiribati moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 786× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Mogadishu |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Kiribati is 786 times smaller than Somalia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Somalia?
- About 786 times: Somalia has 786× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Somalia 31 per km².