Cook Islands vs Saint Barthélemy
Cook Islands is 10 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Cook Islands about 10 times.
Cook IslandsSaint BarthélemyCook Islands moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 10× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Cook Islands | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 10,124 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 10 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Cook Islands?
- About 10 times: Cook Islands has 10× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 10,124. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².