Barbados vs Cook Islands
Barbados is 83% larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Barbados about 1.8 times.
BarbadosCook IslandsBarbados moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
1.83×
Barbados is 1.83× the area of Cook Islands.
| Barbados | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 14,222 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Barbados is 83% larger than Cook Islands. Barbados covers 439 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Barbados?
- About 1.8 times: Barbados has 1.83× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Barbados and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Cook Islands?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 14,222. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².