Cook Islands vs Israel
Israel is 86.5 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Israel about 87 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 86.5× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Jerusalem |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- No. Cook Islands is 86.5 times smaller than Israel. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Israel?
- About 87 times: Israel has 86.5× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Israel 487 per km².