Cook Islands vs Iceland
Iceland is 429 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Iceland about 429 times.
Cook IslandsIcelandCook Islands moved onto Iceland · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Iceland. Put the other way, Iceland is 429× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 103,004 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 392,404 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 3.8 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Reykjavik |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Europe |
| 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; Iceland at 65° N is stretched to 5.6×. That difference is why Iceland looks so much bigger than it is next to Cook Islands. 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 Iceland?
- No. Cook Islands is 429 times smaller than Iceland. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Iceland covers 103,004 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Iceland?
- About 429 times: Iceland has 429× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Iceland 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 Iceland about 5.6×. That is why Iceland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cook Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Iceland?
- Iceland: 392,404 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Iceland 3.8 per km².