Cook Islands vs India
India is 13,697 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into India about 13697 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 13,697× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | New Delhi |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Cook Islands is 13,697 times smaller than India. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into India?
- About 13697 times: India has 13,697× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², India 445 per km².