Cook Islands vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 2.57 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Saint Lucia about 2.6 times.
Cook IslandsSaint LuciaCook Islands moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.39× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 2.57× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 180,149 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Castries |
| 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 Lucia at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Lucia?
- No. Cook Islands is 2.57 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 2.6 times: Saint Lucia has 2.57× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Lucia 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 Lucia about 1.06×. 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 Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².