Kiribati vs US Virgin Islands
Kiribati is 2.34 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Kiribati about 2.3 times.
KiribatiUS Virgin IslandsKiribati moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 2.34× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Kiribati | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 103,792 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Kiribati is 2.34 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Kiribati covers 811 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Kiribati?
- About 2.3 times: Kiribati has 2.34× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Kiribati and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 103,792. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².