Bahamas vs Cook Islands
Bahamas is 57.8 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Bahamas about 58 times.
BahamasCook IslandsBahamas moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
57.8×
Bahamas is 57.8× the area of Cook Islands.
| Bahamas | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 14,222 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Bahamas is 57.8 times larger than Cook Islands. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Bahamas?
- About 58 times: Bahamas has 57.8× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Bahamas and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or Cook Islands?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 14,222. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².