Cook Islands vs Monaco
Cook Islands is 120 times larger than Monaco. Monaco would fit into Cook Islands about 120 times.
Cook IslandsMonacoCook Islands moved onto Monaco · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 120× the area of Monaco.
| Cook Islands | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 2 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 38,341 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 19,171 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Monaco |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Monaco at 44° N is stretched to 1.92×. That difference is why Monaco looks so much bigger than it is next to Cook Islands. 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 Monaco?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 120 times larger than Monaco. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Monaco covers 2 km².
- How many times does Monaco fit into Cook Islands?
- About 120 times: Cook Islands has 120× the area of Monaco.
- Why do Cook Islands and Monaco 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 Monaco about 1.92×. That is why Monaco looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cook Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Monaco?
- Monaco: 38,341 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Monaco 19,171 per km².