Cook Islands vs Iraq
Iraq is 1,821 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Iraq about 1821 times.
Cook IslandsIraqCook Islands moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 1,821× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Baghdad |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,821 times smaller than Iraq. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Iraq?
- About 1821 times: Iraq has 1,821× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Iraq 108 per km².