Cook Islands vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 273 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Sri Lanka about 273 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 273× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Colombo |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° N 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Cook Islands is 273 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 273 times: Sri Lanka has 273× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².