Cook Islands vs Namibia
Namibia is 3,440 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Namibia about 3440 times.
Cook IslandsNamibiaCook Islands moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 3,440× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Windhoek |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Cook Islands is 3,440 times smaller than Namibia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Namibia?
- About 3440 times: Namibia has 3,440× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².