Kiribati vs South Africa
South Africa is 1,506 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into South Africa about 1506 times.
KiribatiSouth AfricaKiribati moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 1,506× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Pretoria |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Kiribati is 1,506 times smaller than South Africa. Kiribati covers 811 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into South Africa?
- About 1506 times: South Africa has 1,506× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², South Africa 53 per km².