Kiribati vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 44.6 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Taiwan about 45 times.
KiribatiTaiwanKiribati moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.02× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 44.6× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Taipei |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Kiribati is 44.6 times smaller than Taiwan. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Taiwan?
- About 45 times: Taiwan has 44.6× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².