Cook Islands vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 299 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 299 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 299× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Freetown |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Cook Islands is 299 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 299 times: Sierra Leone has 299× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².