Cook Islands vs Guam
Guam is 2.27 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Guam about 2.3 times.
Cook IslandsGuamCook Islands moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.44× the area of Guam. Put the other way, Guam is 2.27× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 168,999 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Agana |
| Region | Polynesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Guam at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Guam?
- No. Cook Islands is 2.27 times smaller than Guam. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Guam?
- About 2.3 times: Guam has 2.27× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Guam 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 Guam about 1.06×. 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 Guam?
- Guam: 168,999 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Guam 311 per km².