Cook Islands vs South Africa
South Africa is 5,088 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into South Africa about 5088 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 5,088× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Pretoria |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Cook Islands is 5,088 times smaller than South Africa. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 5088 times: South Africa has 5,088× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², South Africa 53 per km².