Cook Islands vs Pitcairn Islands
Cook Islands is 5.11 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Cook Islands about 5.1 times.
Cook IslandsPitcairn IslandsCook Islands moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 5.11× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Cook Islands | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 50 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Adamstown |
| Region | Polynesia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 5.11 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Cook Islands?
- About 5.1 times: Cook Islands has 5.11× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 50. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².