Cook Islands vs Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire is 1,344 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1344 times.

Cook IslandsCôte d'IvoireCook Islands moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 1,344× the size of Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsCôte d'Ivoire
Area240 km²322,463 km²
Population14,22232,711,547
Density59 / km²101 / km²
CapitalAvaruaYamoussoukro
RegionPolynesiaWestern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours05

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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
No. Cook Islands is 1,344 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
How many times does Cook Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 1344 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1,344× the area of Cook Islands.
Why do Cook Islands and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².