Kiribati vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 15 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Vanuatu about 15 times.
KiribatiVanuatuKiribati moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.07× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 15× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 335,169 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Port-Vila |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Kiribati is 15 times smaller than Vanuatu. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Vanuatu?
- About 15 times: Vanuatu has 15× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².