Cook Islands vs Liechtenstein
Cook Islands is 50% larger than Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein would fit into Cook Islands about 1.5 times.
Cook IslandsLiechtensteinCook Islands moved onto Liechtenstein · Equal-area projection
1.5×
Cook Islands is 1.5× the area of Liechtenstein.
| Cook Islands | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 160 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 41,024 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 256 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Vaduz |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Liechtenstein at 47° N is stretched to 2.16×. That difference is why Liechtenstein looks so much bigger than it is next to Cook Islands. 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 Liechtenstein?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 50% larger than Liechtenstein. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Liechtenstein covers 160 km².
- How many times does Liechtenstein fit into Cook Islands?
- About 1.5 times: Cook Islands has 1.5× the area of Liechtenstein.
- Why do Cook Islands and Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein about 2.16×. That is why Liechtenstein looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cook Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Liechtenstein?
- Liechtenstein: 41,024 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Liechtenstein 256 per km².