Colombia vs Cook Islands
Colombia is 4,757 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Colombia about 4757 times.
ColombiaCook IslandsColombia moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
4,757×
Colombia is 4,757× the area of Cook Islands.
| Colombia | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 14,222 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Avarua |
| Region | South America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Colombia is 4,757 times larger than Cook Islands. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Colombia?
- About 4757 times: Colombia has 4,757× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Colombia and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Cook Islands?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 14,222. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².