Cook Islands vs Libya
Libya is 7,331 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Libya about 7331 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 7,331× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Tripoli |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Cook Islands is 7,331 times smaller than Libya. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Libya?
- About 7331 times: Libya has 7,331× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².