Cook Islands vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 2,447 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Madagascar about 2447 times.
Cook IslandsMadagascarCook Islands moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 2,447× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Antananarivo |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Cook Islands is 2,447 times smaller than Madagascar. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Madagascar?
- About 2447 times: Madagascar has 2,447× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².