Cook Islands vs Sint Maarten
Cook Islands is 7.06 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Cook Islands about 7.1 times.
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Cook Islands is 7.06× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Cook Islands | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 43,923 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Philipsburg |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Cook Islands is 7.06 times larger than Sint Maarten. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Cook Islands?
- About 7.1 times: Cook Islands has 7.06× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Cook Islands and Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten about 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten: 43,923 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².