Cook Islands vs Singapore
Singapore is 3.0 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Singapore about 3.0 times.
Cook IslandsSingaporeCook Islands moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.33× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 3.0× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Singapore |
| Region | Polynesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° 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 Singapore?
- No. Cook Islands is 3.0 times smaller than Singapore. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Singapore?
- About 3.0 times: Singapore has 3.0× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Singapore 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 Singapore 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 Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².