Cook Islands vs North Macedonia
North Macedonia is 107 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into North Macedonia about 107 times.
Cook IslandsNorth MacedoniaCook Islands moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
0.01×
Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of North Macedonia. Put the other way, North Macedonia is 107× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Skopje |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- No. Cook Islands is 107 times smaller than North Macedonia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into North Macedonia?
- About 107 times: North Macedonia has 107× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia about 1.79×. That is why North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia: 1,820,909 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².