Cook Islands vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 8.5 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Mauritius about 8.5 times.
Cook IslandsMauritiusCook Islands moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.12× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 8.5× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- No. Cook Islands is 8.5 times smaller than Mauritius. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Mauritius?
- About 8.5 times: Mauritius has 8.5× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Mauritius 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 Mauritius about 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².