Kiribati vs Syria
Syria is 228 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Syria about 228 times.
KiribatiSyriaKiribati moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 228× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Damascus |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Kiribati is 228 times smaller than Syria. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Syria?
- About 228 times: Syria has 228× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Syria 138 per km².