Cook Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 12% larger than Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisCook Islands moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.89× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.12× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 269 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 46,922 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 174 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Basseterre |
| 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 Kitts and Nevis at 17° 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- No. Cook Islands is 11% smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 1.1 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1.12× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².