Cook Islands vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 64% larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Saint Helena about 1.6 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.61× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 1.64× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 5,633 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Jamestown |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- No. Cook Islands is 39% smaller than Saint Helena. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Saint Helena?
- About 1.6 times: Saint Helena has 1.64× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 5,633. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².