Cook Islands vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 2,819 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Myanmar about 2819 times.
Cook IslandsMyanmarCook Islands moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 2,819× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Polynesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Cook Islands is 2,819 times smaller than Myanmar. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Myanmar?
- About 2819 times: Myanmar has 2,819× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².