Cook Islands vs Marshall Islands
Cook Islands is 33% larger than Marshall Islands.
Cook IslandsMarshall IslandsCook Islands moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
1.33×
Cook Islands is 1.33× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Cook Islands | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 36,282 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Majuro |
| Region | Polynesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 33% larger than Marshall Islands. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Cook Islands?
- About 1.3 times: Cook Islands has 1.33× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².