Cook Islands vs Somalia
Somalia is 2,657 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Somalia about 2657 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2,657× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Mogadishu |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Cook Islands is 2,657 times smaller than Somalia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Somalia?
- About 2657 times: Somalia has 2,657× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Somalia 31 per km².