Cook Islands vs Egypt
Egypt is 4,210 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Egypt about 4210 times.
Cook IslandsEgyptCook Islands moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 4,210× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Cairo |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Cook Islands is 4,210 times smaller than Egypt. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Egypt?
- About 4210 times: Egypt has 4,210× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Egypt 117 per km².