Cook Islands vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 62% larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.6 times.
Cook IslandsSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesCook Islands moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.62× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.62× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 99,924 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. Cook Islands is 38% smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 1.6 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.62× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².