Cook Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 21.4 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 21 times.
Cook IslandsTrinidad and TobagoCook Islands moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.05× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 21.4× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Cook Islands is 21.4 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 21 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 21.4× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².