Cook Islands vs Senegal
Senegal is 820 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Senegal about 820 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 820× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Dakar |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Cook Islands is 820 times smaller than Senegal. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Senegal?
- About 820 times: Senegal has 820× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Senegal 96 per km².