Cook Islands vs Sudan
Sudan is 7,859 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Sudan about 7859 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 7,859× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Khartoum |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Cook Islands is 7,859 times smaller than Sudan. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Sudan?
- About 7859 times: Sudan has 7,859× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Sudan 27 per km².