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Cook Islands vs Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic is 203 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Dominican Republic about 203 times.

Cook IslandsDominican RepublicCook Islands moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Dominican Republic. Put the other way, Dominican Republic is 203× the size of Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsDominican Republic
Area240 km²48,671 km²
Population14,22211,520,487
Density59 / km²237 / km²
CapitalAvaruaSanto Domingo
RegionPolynesiaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours01

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; Dominican Republic at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Cook Islands bigger than Dominican Republic?
No. Cook Islands is 203 times smaller than Dominican Republic. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
How many times does Cook Islands fit into Dominican Republic?
About 203 times: Dominican Republic has 203× the area of Cook Islands.
Why do Cook Islands and Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic about 1.12×. 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 Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².
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