Cook Islands vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 77.4 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into New Caledonia about 77 times.
Cook IslandsNew CaledoniaCook Islands moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 77.4× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 295,333 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Noum'ea |
| Region | Polynesia | Melanesia |
| 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; New Caledonia at 21° S 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 New Caledonia?
- No. Cook Islands is 77.4 times smaller than New Caledonia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into New Caledonia?
- About 77 times: New Caledonia has 77.4× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².