Cook Islands vs Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Cook Islands are almost exactly the same size.
Cook IslandsSaint Pierre and MiquelonCook Islands moved onto Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.99× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Put the other way, Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 1.01× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 242 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 5,974 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Saint-Pierre |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern America |
| 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 Pierre and Miquelon at 47° N is stretched to 2.14×. That difference is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it is next to Cook Islands. 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 Pierre and Miquelon?
- No. Cook Islands and Saint Pierre and Miquelon are almost exactly the same size. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Pierre and Miquelon covers 242 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- About 1.0 times: Saint Pierre and Miquelon has 1.01× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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 Pierre and Miquelon about 2.14×. That is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cook Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 5,974. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 per km².