Chile vs Cook Islands
Chile is 3,150 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Chile about 3150 times.
ChileCook IslandsChile moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
3,150×
Chile is 3,150× the area of Cook Islands.
| Chile | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 14,222 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Avarua |
| Region | South America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Chile is 3,150 times larger than Cook Islands. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Chile?
- About 3150 times: Chile has 3,150× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Chile and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Cook Islands?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 14,222. Density: Chile 26 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².