Cook Islands vs Saint Martin
Cook Islands is 4.53 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Cook Islands about 4.5 times.
Cook IslandsSaint MartinCook Islands moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 4.53× the area of Saint Martin.
| Cook Islands | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 24,941 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Marigot |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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 Martin at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 4.53 times larger than Saint Martin. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Cook Islands?
- About 4.5 times: Cook Islands has 4.53× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Martin 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 Martin about 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Saint Martin: 24,941 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².