Cook Islands vs Peru
Peru is 5,355 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Peru about 5355 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 5,355× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Lima |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Peru at 9° S 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 Peru?
- No. Cook Islands is 5,355 times smaller than Peru. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Peru?
- About 5355 times: Peru has 5,355× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Peru 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 Peru 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Peru 27 per km².