Cook Islands vs South Korea
South Korea is 418 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into South Korea about 418 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 418× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Seoul |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Asia |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Cook Islands is 418 times smaller than South Korea. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into South Korea?
- About 418 times: South Korea has 418× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², South Korea 515 per km².