Angola vs Cook Islands
Angola is 5,195 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Angola about 5195 times.
AngolaCook IslandsAngola moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 5,195× the area of Cook Islands.
| Angola | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 14,222 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Avarua |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Angola is 5,195 times larger than Cook Islands. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Angola?
- About 5195 times: Angola has 5,195× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Angola and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Cook Islands?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 14,222. Density: Angola 31 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².