Total & land area: Belize vs Kiribati size comparison [2026]

Belize is 28.3 times bigger by total area compared to Kiribati: 8,867 sq mi vs 313 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Belize is 8,807 sq mi vs 313 sq mi for Kiribati — a 28.2 times difference in territory size.

Belize ranks 148/197 by total surface area vs 173/197 for Kiribati.
Belize occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.0005% for Kiribati.
7.98% of Belize's area is agricultural land vs 42% in Kiribati.
Belize has 0.004% of the world's agricultural land area — Kiribati has 0.0007%.
54.5% of Belize is covered by forests, compared to 1.46% in Kiribati.
0.03% of the world's forests are in Belize, and 0.00003% are in Kiribati.

True size map comparison: Belize vs Kiribati

See how Belize and Kiribati compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Belize	Kiribati
Total area	8,867 sq mi	313 sq mi
Size difference ratio	28.3	1
Total area rank	148/197	173/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.005%	0.0002%
Land area	8,807 sq mi	313 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	28.2	1
Land area rank	148/197	173/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	0.0005%
Population	417,072	134,518
Population density	48.7 ppl/mi²	443 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Belize	Kiribati
Forest area	4,801 sq mi	4.56 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	54.5%	1.46%
Forest area rank	117/196	187/196
World's forests share	0.03%	0.00003%
Agricultural land area	703 sq mi	131.3 sq mi
Agricultural land share	7.98%	42%
Agricultural land area rank	157/194	172/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.004%	0.0007%
Arable land	386 sq mi	7.72 sq mi
Arable land share	4.38%	2.47%
Arable land area rank	147/191	182/191
Permanent cropland	123.6 sq mi	123.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.4%	39.5%
Permanent cropland area rank	138/192	137/192
Water area	60.2 sq mi	0.39 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.68%	0.12%
Water area rank	134/197	163/197
Roads length	2,039 mi	416 mi
Land borders length	337 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	239.8 mi	710 mi
Share of marine protected waters	20.4%	11.9%

Belize vs Kiribati size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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