Cook Islands vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 110 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Rwanda about 110 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 110× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Kigali |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Cook Islands is 110 times smaller than Rwanda. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Rwanda?
- About 110 times: Rwanda has 110× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².