Cook Islands vs Nauru
Cook Islands is 11.4 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Cook Islands about 11 times.
Cook IslandsNauruCook Islands moved onto Nauru · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 11.4× the area of Nauru.
| Cook Islands | Nauru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 21 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 12,025 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 573 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Yaren District |
| Region | Polynesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Nauru at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 11.4 times larger than Nauru. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Nauru covers 21 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Cook Islands?
- About 11 times: Cook Islands has 11.4× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Cook Islands and Nauru 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 Nauru about 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 12,025. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Nauru 573 per km².