Cook Islands vs Kuwait
Kuwait is 74.2 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Kuwait about 74 times.
Cook IslandsKuwaitCook Islands moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Kuwait. Put the other way, Kuwait is 74.2× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Kuwait City |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- No. Cook Islands is 74.2 times smaller than Kuwait. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Kuwait?
- About 74 times: Kuwait has 74.2× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².