Cook Islands vs Montenegro
Montenegro is 57.8 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Montenegro about 58 times.
Cook IslandsMontenegroCook Islands moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.02× the area of Montenegro. Put the other way, Montenegro is 57.8× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 623,129 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Podgorica |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Montenegro 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 Montenegro?
- No. Cook Islands is 57.8 times smaller than Montenegro. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Montenegro?
- About 58 times: Montenegro has 57.8× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. That is why Montenegro 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 Montenegro?
- Montenegro: 623,129 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².