Cook Islands vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 9,375 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Saudi Arabia about 9375 times.
Cook IslandsSaudi ArabiaCook Islands moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 9,375× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Riyadh |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Cook Islands is 9,375 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 9375 times: Saudi Arabia has 9,375× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².