Cook Islands vs Suriname
Suriname is 680 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Suriname about 680 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 680× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 639,850 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Paramaribo |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° 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 Suriname?
- No. Cook Islands is 680 times smaller than Suriname. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Suriname?
- About 680 times: Suriname has 680× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Suriname 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 Suriname 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².