Cook Islands vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 118 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 118 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 118× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 838,645 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Honiara |
| Region | Polynesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Solomon Islands at 9° S 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 Solomon Islands?
- No. Cook Islands is 118 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 118 times: Solomon Islands has 118× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².