Cook Islands vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 151 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Taiwan about 151 times.
Cook IslandsTaiwanCook Islands moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 151× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Taipei |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Cook Islands is 151 times smaller than Taiwan. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Taiwan?
- About 151 times: Taiwan has 151× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².