Cook Islands vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 490 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Eritrea about 490 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 490× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Asmara |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- No. Cook Islands is 490 times smaller than Eritrea. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Eritrea?
- About 490 times: Eritrea has 490× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².