Cook Islands vs Guyana
Guyana is 896 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Guyana about 896 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 896× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 835,986 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Georgetown |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Cook Islands is 896 times smaller than Guyana. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Guyana?
- About 896 times: Guyana has 896× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Guyana: 835,986 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².