Cook Islands vs Cuba
Cuba is 458 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Cuba about 458 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 458× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Havana |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| 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. Cook Islands sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- No. Cook Islands is 458 times smaller than Cuba. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Cuba?
- About 458 times: Cuba has 458× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Cuba 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 Cuba about 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Cuba 100 per km².