Cook Islands vs Iran
Iran is 6,867 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Iran about 6867 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 6,867× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Tehran |
| 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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Cook Islands is 6,867 times smaller than Iran. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Iran?
- About 6867 times: Iran has 6,867× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Iran 56 per km².