Cook Islands vs São Tomé and Principe
São Tomé and Principe is 4.17 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into São Tomé and Principe about 4.2 times.
Cook IslandsSão Tomé and PrincipeCook Islands moved onto São Tomé and Principe · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.24× the area of São Tomé and Principe. Put the other way, São Tomé and Principe is 4.17× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | São Tomé and Principe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,001 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 240,254 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 240 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Sao Tome |
| Region | Polynesia | Middle Africa |
| 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; São Tomé and Principe at 0° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 São Tomé and Principe?
- No. Cook Islands is 4.17 times smaller than São Tomé and Principe. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and São Tomé and Principe covers 1,001 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into São Tomé and Principe?
- About 4.2 times: São Tomé and Principe has 4.17× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and São Tomé and Principe 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 São Tomé and Principe about 1.0×. 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 São Tomé and Principe?
- São Tomé and Principe: 240,254 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², São Tomé and Principe 240 per km².