Cook Islands vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 37.9 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Puerto Rico about 38 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.03× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 37.9× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | San Juan |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Cook Islands is 37.9 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 38 times: Puerto Rico has 37.9× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².