Aruba vs Cook Islands
Cook Islands is 34% larger than Aruba.
ArubaCook IslandsAruba moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
0.75×
Aruba is 0.75× the area of Cook Islands. Put the other way, Cook Islands is 1.34× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 14,222 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Avarua |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Cook Islands?
- No. Aruba is 25% smaller than Cook Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Cook Islands?
- About 1.3 times: Cook Islands has 1.34× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Cook Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 14,222. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².