Comoros vs Cook Islands
Comoros is 8.47 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Comoros about 8.5 times.
ComorosCook IslandsComoros moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 8.47× the area of Cook Islands.
| Comoros | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 14,222 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Avarua |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Comoros is 8.47 times larger than Cook Islands. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Comoros?
- About 8.5 times: Comoros has 8.47× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Comoros and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Cook Islands?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 14,222. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².