Chad vs Cook Islands
Chad is 5,350 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Chad about 5350 times.
ChadCook IslandsChad moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
5,350×
Chad is 5,350× the area of Cook Islands.
| Chad | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 14,222 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Avarua |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Chad is 5,350 times larger than Cook Islands. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Chad?
- About 5350 times: Chad has 5,350× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Chad and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Cook Islands?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 14,222. Density: Chad 16 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².