Cook Islands vs Greenland
Greenland is 9,025 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Greenland about 9025 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 9,025× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 56,831 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Nuuk |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Cook Islands is 9,025 times smaller than Greenland. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Greenland?
- About 9025 times: Greenland has 9,025× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Greenland: 56,831 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².