Cook Islands vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 682 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Tunisia about 682 times.
Cook IslandsTunisiaCook Islands moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 682× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Tunis |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Cook Islands is 682 times smaller than Tunisia. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Tunisia?
- About 682 times: Tunisia has 682× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².