Cook Islands vs Cyprus
Cyprus is 38.5 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Cyprus about 39 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.03× the area of Cyprus. Put the other way, Cyprus is 38.5× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Nicosia |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- No. Cook Islands is 38.5 times smaller than Cyprus. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Cyprus?
- About 39 times: Cyprus has 38.5× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².