Cook Islands vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 87.7 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into El Salvador about 88 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 87.7× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | San Salvador |
| Region | Polynesia | Central 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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- No. Cook Islands is 87.7 times smaller than El Salvador. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into El Salvador?
- About 88 times: El Salvador has 87.7× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².