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Kiribati's area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 12,117 times bigger by total area compared to Kiribati: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 313 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 313 sq mi for Kiribati — a 11,293 times difference in territory size.

  • Kiribati ranks 173/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Kiribati occupies 0.0005% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 42% of Kiribati's area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Kiribati has 0.0007% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 1.46% of Kiribati is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.00003% of the world's forests are in Kiribati, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Kiribati vs United States

See how Kiribati and the United States 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

Kiribati United States
Total area 313
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 12,117
Total area rank 173/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.0002% 1.93%
Land area 313
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 11,293
Land area rank 173/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.0005% 6.14%
Population 134,518 341,784,857
Population density 443 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Kiribati United States
Forest area 4.56
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 1.46% 33.9%
Forest area rank 187/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.00003% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 131.3
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 42% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 172/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.0007% 8.83%
Arable land 7.72
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 2.47% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 182/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 123.6
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 39.5% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 137/192 14/192
Water area 0.39
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 0.12% 6.91%
Water area rank 163/197 3/197
Roads length 416
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 710
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 11.9% 19%

Size of Kiribati compared to states in USA

If Kiribati were a state in the US, it would be the 52nd biggest by land area: larger than Guam, smaller than Rhode Island, and 835 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Kiribati
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x1,825
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x835
3 California 155,779 sq mi x498
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x465
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x388
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x363
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x351
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x331
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x310
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x307
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x264.3
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x262.7
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x261.4
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x254.6
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x245.6
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x242.4
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x220.6
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x219.8
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x219.3
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x212.5
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x183.9
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x180.8
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x178.6
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x177.5
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x173.2
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x171.5
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x166.4
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x161.9
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x155.5
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x150.7
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x150
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x143.1
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x138.1
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x131.8
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x130.7
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x126.3
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x126.3
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x114.6
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x98.6
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x96.1
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x76.9
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x31
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x29.5
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x28.6
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x24.9
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x23.5
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x20.5
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x15.5
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x11.1
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x6.23
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x3.34
* Kiribati 313 sq mi *
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.67
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.57
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.43
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.24
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.2

Kiribati vs United States size on the map

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

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The map above outlines the borders of Kiribati and the United States but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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