Cook Islands vs Hong Kong
Hong Kong is 11.5 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Hong Kong about 11 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.09× the area of Hong Kong. Put the other way, Hong Kong is 11.5× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | — |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Hong Kong at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- No. Cook Islands is 11.5 times smaller than Hong Kong. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Hong Kong?
- About 11 times: Hong Kong has 11.5× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong about 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².