Antigua and Barbuda vs Cook Islands

Antigua and Barbuda is 83% larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Antigua and Barbuda about 1.8 times.

Antigua and BarbudaCook IslandsAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 1.83× the area of Cook Islands.
Antigua and BarbudaCook Islands
Area440 km²240 km²
Population94,20914,222
Density214 / km²59 / km²
CapitalSaint John'sAvarua
RegionCaribbeanPolynesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Cook Islands?
Yes. Antigua and Barbuda is 83% larger than Cook Islands. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
How many times does Cook Islands fit into Antigua and Barbuda?
About 1.8 times: Antigua and Barbuda has 1.83× the area of Cook Islands.
Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Cook Islands?
Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 people against 14,222. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².