Cook Islands vs Malawi
Malawi is 494 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Malawi about 494 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 494× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Lilongwe |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Cook Islands is 494 times smaller than Malawi. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Malawi?
- About 494 times: Malawi has 494× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Malawi 188 per km².