Cook Islands vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 9,770 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into DR Congo about 9770 times.
Cook IslandsDR CongoCook Islands moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 9,770× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Kinshasa |
| Region | Polynesia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- No. Cook Islands is 9,770 times smaller than DR Congo. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into DR Congo?
- About 9770 times: DR Congo has 9,770× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and DR Congo 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 DR Congo about 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².