Cook Islands vs Jamaica
Jamaica is 45.8 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Jamaica about 46 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.02× the area of Jamaica. Put the other way, Jamaica is 45.8× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Kingston |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Jamaica at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- No. Cook Islands is 45.8 times smaller than Jamaica. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Jamaica?
- About 46 times: Jamaica has 45.8× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Jamaica 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 Jamaica about 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².