Cook Islands vs Gabon
Gabon is 1,115 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Gabon about 1115 times.
Cook IslandsGabonCook Islands moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 1,115× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Libreville |
| Region | Polynesia | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S 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 Gabon?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,115 times smaller than Gabon. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 1115 times: Gabon has 1,115× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².