Benin vs Cook Islands
Benin is 478 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Benin about 478 times.
BeninCook IslandsBenin moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Benin is 478× the area of Cook Islands.
| Benin | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 14,222 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Avarua |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Benin is 478 times larger than Cook Islands. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Benin?
- About 478 times: Benin has 478× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Benin and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Cook Islands?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 14,222. Density: Benin 129 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².