Cameroon vs Cook Islands
Cameroon is 1,981 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Cameroon about 1981 times.
CameroonCook IslandsCameroon moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 1,981× the area of Cook Islands.
| Cameroon | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 14,222 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Avarua |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°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 Cameroon bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Cameroon is 1,981 times larger than Cook Islands. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Cameroon?
- About 1981 times: Cameroon has 1,981× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cameroon and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon 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, Cameroon or Cook Islands?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 14,222. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².