Cook Islands vs Costa Rica
Costa Rica is 213 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Costa Rica about 213 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Costa Rica. Put the other way, Costa Rica is 213× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | San Jose |
| Region | Polynesia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cook Islands sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; Costa Rica at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Cook Islands bigger than Costa Rica?
- No. Cook Islands is 213 times smaller than Costa Rica. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Costa Rica?
- About 213 times: Costa Rica has 213× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cook Islands is drawn about 1.15× its true area there and Costa Rica about 1.03×. 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, Cook Islands or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².