Bangladesh vs Cook Islands

Bangladesh is 615 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Bangladesh about 615 times.

BangladeshCook IslandsBangladesh moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 615× the area of Cook Islands.
BangladeshCook Islands
Area147,570 km²240 km²
Population175,686,89914,222
Density1,191 / km²59 / km²
CapitalDhakaAvarua
RegionSouthern AsiaPolynesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh bigger than Cook Islands?
Yes. Bangladesh is 615 times larger than Cook Islands. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
How many times does Cook Islands fit into Bangladesh?
About 615 times: Bangladesh has 615× the area of Cook Islands.
Why do Bangladesh and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh 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, Bangladesh or Cook Islands?
Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 14,222. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².