Cook Islands vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 43.5 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Lebanon about 44 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.02× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 43.5× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Beirut |
| 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; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- No. Cook Islands is 43.5 times smaller than Lebanon. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Lebanon?
- About 44 times: Lebanon has 43.5× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Lebanon 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 Lebanon about 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².