Kiribati vs Togo
Togo is 70 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Togo about 70 times.
KiribatiTogoKiribati moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 70× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Lome |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° 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 Togo?
- No. Kiribati is 70 times smaller than Togo. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Togo?
- About 70 times: Togo has 70× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Togo 151 per km².