Cook Islands vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 126 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Lesotho about 126 times.
Cook IslandsLesothoCook Islands moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 126× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Maseru |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Lesotho at 30° S 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 Lesotho?
- No. Cook Islands is 126 times smaller than Lesotho. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 126 times: Lesotho has 126× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Lesotho 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 Lesotho 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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².