Cook Islands vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 3,947 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Tanzania about 3947 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 3,947× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Dodoma |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Cook Islands is 3,947 times smaller than Tanzania. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Tanzania?
- About 3947 times: Tanzania has 3,947× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².