Kiribati vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 50.9 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Switzerland about 51 times.
KiribatiSwitzerlandKiribati moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.02× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 50.9× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Bern |
| Region | Micronesia | Western 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- No. Kiribati is 50.9 times smaller than Switzerland. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Switzerland?
- About 51 times: Switzerland has 50.9× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².