Cook Islands vs Honduras
Honduras is 469 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Honduras about 469 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 469× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Polynesia | Central 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; Honduras at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Honduras?
- No. Cook Islands is 469 times smaller than Honduras. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Honduras?
- About 469 times: Honduras has 469× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Honduras 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 Honduras about 1.07×. 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 Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Honduras 98 per km².