Cook Islands vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 91% larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Seychelles about 1.9 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.52× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 1.91× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 122,730 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Victoria |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- No. Cook Islands is 48% smaller than Seychelles. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Seychelles?
- About 1.9 times: Seychelles has 1.91× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².