Cook Islands vs Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands is 50.8 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Falkland Islands about 51 times.
Cook IslandsFalkland IslandsCook Islands moved onto Falkland Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.02× the area of Falkland Islands. Put the other way, Falkland Islands is 50.8× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Falkland Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 12,200 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 4,550 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 0.37 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Stanley |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Falkland Islands at 52° S is stretched to 2.61×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Cook Islands. 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 Falkland Islands?
- No. Cook Islands is 50.8 times smaller than Falkland Islands. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Falkland Islands?
- About 51 times: Falkland Islands has 50.8× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands about 2.61×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cook Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Falkland Islands?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 4,550. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Falkland Islands 0.37 per km².