Cook Islands vs Ethiopia

Ethiopia is 4,601 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Ethiopia about 4601 times.

Cook IslandsEthiopiaCook Islands moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 4,601× the size of Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsEthiopia
Area240 km²1,104,300 km²
Population14,222135,472,051
Density59 / km²123 / km²
CapitalAvaruaAddis Ababa
RegionPolynesiaEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours07

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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
No. Cook Islands is 4,601 times smaller than Ethiopia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
How many times does Cook Islands fit into Ethiopia?
About 4601 times: Ethiopia has 4,601× the area of Cook Islands.
Why do Cook Islands and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².