Oceania · Micronesia
Kiribati
Kiribati covers about 604 km² (233 mi²), the 192nd largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 604km²Area, main territory
- 135,000Population
- 0.02In Belgiums
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- Kiribati
The outline shows the main territory. Overseas parts, about 346 km² in all, are counted in the figure “with overseas territory” below but are not drawn.
Facts
| Area, main territory | 604 km²233 mi² |
|---|---|
| Area with overseas territory | 950 km²367 mi² |
| Official area | 811 km²Wikidata · 17% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.02 |
| Capital | South Tarawa |
| Population | 135,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 142 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 5°N |
| In other languages | キリバス 日本語 · 基里巴斯 中文 · 키리바시 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania#9 of 14 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Kiribati
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 28,132× the size of Kiribati.
- Kiribati lies at 1°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Kiribati's main territory stretches about 1,800 km north to south and 950 km east to west.
- Counting overseas territory, Kiribati grows from 604 km² to 950 km², 57% more.
- Our measured 950 km² is 17% above Wikidata's official figure of 811 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Kiribati measures up
Kiribati holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.3% of the people of the 14 countries listed for Oceania. In Micronesia it is the 2nd largest of 5.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 604 km² | 190th of 239 |
| Population | 135,000 | 187th of 237 |
| Farthest north | 1.2°N | 169th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Kiribati is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 404 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 593 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 619 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 908 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 5,220 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 14,037 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 15,652 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 28,132 its size |
Where Kiribati sits
- Kiribati's centre lies at 1.2°N, 157.3°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 140 km from the equator.
- It straddles the equator, spanning 11°S to 5°N.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2024; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11