Cook Islands vs Thailand
Thailand is 2,138 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Thailand about 2138 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 2,138× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Bangkok |
| Region | Polynesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Cook Islands is 2,138 times smaller than Thailand. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Thailand?
- About 2138 times: Thailand has 2,138× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Thailand 140 per km².