Bhutan vs Cook Islands
Bhutan is 160 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Bhutan about 160 times.
BhutanCook IslandsBhutan moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 160× the area of Cook Islands.
| Bhutan | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 14,222 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Avarua |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Bhutan is 160 times larger than Cook Islands. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Bhutan?
- About 160 times: Bhutan has 160× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Bhutan and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Cook Islands?
- Bhutan: 796,682 people against 14,222. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².