Kiribati vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 482 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Zimbabwe about 482 times.
KiribatiZimbabweKiribati moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 482× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Harare |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Kiribati is 482 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 482 times: Zimbabwe has 482× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².