Cook Islands vs Kenya
Kenya is 2,422 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Kenya about 2422 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 2,422× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Nairobi |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Cook Islands is 2,422 times smaller than Kenya. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Kenya?
- About 2422 times: Kenya has 2,422× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Kenya 99 per km².