Cook Islands vs Morocco
Morocco is 1,861 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Morocco about 1861 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 1,861× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Rabat |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,861 times smaller than Morocco. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Morocco?
- About 1861 times: Morocco has 1,861× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Morocco 86 per km².