Cook Islands vs Luxembourg
Luxembourg is 10.8 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Luxembourg about 11 times.
Cook IslandsLuxembourgCook Islands moved onto Luxembourg · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.09× the area of Luxembourg. Put the other way, Luxembourg is 10.8× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 2,593 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 686,970 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 265 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Luxembourg |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Luxembourg at 50° N is stretched to 2.4×. That difference is why Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg?
- No. Cook Islands is 10.8 times smaller than Luxembourg. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Luxembourg covers 2,593 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Luxembourg?
- About 11 times: Luxembourg has 10.8× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg about 2.4×. That is why Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg: 686,970 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Luxembourg 265 per km².