Cook Islands vs Palestine
Palestine is 34.3 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Palestine about 34 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.03× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 34.3× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Cook Islands is 34.3 times smaller than Palestine. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Palestine?
- About 34 times: Palestine has 34.3× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Palestine 659 per km².