Cook Islands vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 3,849 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Nigeria about 3849 times.
Cook IslandsNigeriaCook Islands moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 3,849× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Abuja |
| Region | Polynesia | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Cook Islands is 3,849 times smaller than Nigeria. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Nigeria?
- About 3849 times: Nigeria has 3,849× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².