Belize vs Cook Islands
Belize is 95.7 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Belize about 96 times.
BelizeCook IslandsBelize moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 95.7× the area of Cook Islands.
| Belize | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 14,222 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Avarua |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize 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 Belize bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Belize is 95.7 times larger than Cook Islands. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Belize?
- About 96 times: Belize has 95.7× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Belize and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize 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, Belize or Cook Islands?
- Belize: 422,924 people against 14,222. Density: Belize 18 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².