Cook Islands vs Montserrat
Cook Islands is 2.35 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Cook Islands about 2.4 times.
Cook IslandsMontserratCook Islands moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 2.35× the area of Montserrat.
| Cook Islands | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 5,440 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Brades |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 2.35 times larger than Montserrat. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Cook Islands?
- About 2.4 times: Cook Islands has 2.35× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Cook Islands and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 5,440. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².