Afghanistan vs Cook Islands
Afghanistan is 2,718 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Afghanistan about 2718 times.
AfghanistanCook IslandsAfghanistan moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 2,718× the area of Cook Islands.
| Afghanistan | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 14,222 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Avarua |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Cook Islands at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2,718 times larger than Cook Islands. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2718 times: Afghanistan has 2,718× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Afghanistan and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Cook Islands about 1.15×. 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, Afghanistan or Cook Islands?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 14,222. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².