Cook Islands vs Guinea
Guinea is 1,024 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Guinea about 1024 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 1,024× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Conakry |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,024 times smaller than Guinea. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Guinea?
- About 1024 times: Guinea has 1,024× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Guinea 61 per km².