Kiribati vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 794 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into South Sudan about 794 times.
KiribatiSouth SudanKiribati moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 794× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Juba |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Kiribati is 794 times smaller than South Sudan. Kiribati covers 811 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into South Sudan?
- About 794 times: South Sudan has 794× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².