Cook Islands vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 501 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Nicaragua about 501 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 501× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Managua |
| Region | Polynesia | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Cook Islands is 501 times smaller than Nicaragua. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Nicaragua?
- About 501 times: Nicaragua has 501× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².