Cook Islands vs Netherlands
Netherlands is 176 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Netherlands about 176 times.
Cook IslandsNetherlandsCook Islands moved onto Netherlands · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Netherlands. Put the other way, Netherlands is 176× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 42,201 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 18,087,633 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Amsterdam |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Europe |
| 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; Netherlands at 52° N is stretched to 2.67×. That difference is why Netherlands looks so much bigger than it is next to Cook Islands. 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 Netherlands?
- No. Cook Islands is 176 times smaller than Netherlands. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Netherlands covers 42,201 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Netherlands?
- About 176 times: Netherlands has 176× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Netherlands 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 Netherlands about 2.67×. That is why Netherlands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cook Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Netherlands?
- Netherlands: 18,087,633 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Netherlands 429 per km².