Kiribati vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 217 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Uruguay about 217 times.
KiribatiUruguayKiribati moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 217× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Montevideo |
| Region | Micronesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Kiribati is 217 times smaller than Uruguay. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Uruguay?
- About 217 times: Uruguay has 217× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².