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Cook Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands is 93% larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 1.9 times.

Cook IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsCook Islands moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.52× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 1.93× the size of Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands
Area240 km²464 km²
Population14,22243,541
Density59 / km²94 / km²
CapitalAvaruaSaipan
RegionPolynesiaMicronesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Cook Islands bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
No. Cook Islands is 48% smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
How many times does Cook Islands fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
About 1.9 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.93× the area of Cook Islands.
Why do Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands: 43,541 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².
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