British Virgin Islands vs Cook Islands
Cook Islands is 59% larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Cook Islands about 1.6 times.
British Virgin IslandsCook IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.63× the area of Cook Islands. Put the other way, Cook Islands is 1.59× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 14,222 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Cook Islands?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 37% smaller than Cook Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Cook Islands?
- About 1.6 times: Cook Islands has 1.59× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Cook Islands?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 14,222. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².