Kiribati vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 328 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Western Sahara about 328 times.
KiribatiWestern SaharaKiribati moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 328× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 612,000 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | — |
| Region | Micronesia | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Kiribati is 328 times smaller than Western Sahara. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Western Sahara?
- About 328 times: Western Sahara has 328× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².