Brunei vs Cook Islands
Brunei is 24 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Brunei about 24 times.
BruneiCook IslandsBrunei moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 24× the area of Cook Islands.
| Brunei | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 14,222 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Avarua |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Brunei is 24 times larger than Cook Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Brunei?
- About 24 times: Brunei has 24× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Brunei and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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, Brunei or Cook Islands?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 14,222. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².