Cook Islands vs Eswatini
Eswatini is 72.3 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Eswatini about 72 times.
Cook IslandsEswatiniCook Islands moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Eswatini. Put the other way, Eswatini is 72.3× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Mbabane |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S 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 Eswatini?
- No. Cook Islands is 72.3 times smaller than Eswatini. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Eswatini?
- About 72 times: Eswatini has 72.3× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².