Cook Islands vs Ecuador
Ecuador is 1,072 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Ecuador about 1072 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Ecuador. Put the other way, Ecuador is 1,072× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 257,204 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 18,289,896 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Quito |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Ecuador at 1° 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 Ecuador?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,072 times smaller than Ecuador. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Ecuador covers 257,204 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Ecuador?
- About 1072 times: Ecuador has 1,072× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Ecuador 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 Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Ecuador 71 per km².