Cook Islands vs Mexico
Mexico is 8,219 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Mexico about 8219 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 8,219× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Mexico City |
| Region | Polynesia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Cook Islands is 8,219 times smaller than Mexico. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Mexico?
- About 8219 times: Mexico has 8,219× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Mexico 67 per km².