Cook Islands vs Grenada
Grenada is 45% larger than Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsGrenadaCook Islands moved onto Grenada · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.69× the area of Grenada. Put the other way, Grenada is 1.45× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Grenada | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 349 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 117,303 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 336 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Saint George's |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Grenada at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- No. Cook Islands is 31% smaller than Grenada. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Grenada covers 349 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Grenada?
- About 1.5 times: Grenada has 1.45× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Grenada 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 Grenada about 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Grenada 336 per km².