Cook Islands vs Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is 117 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 117 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Equatorial Guinea. Put the other way, Equatorial Guinea is 117× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Malabo |
| Region | Polynesia | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- No. Cook Islands is 117 times smaller than Equatorial Guinea. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 117 times: Equatorial Guinea has 117× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².