Cook Islands vs Uganda
Uganda is 1,004 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Uganda about 1004 times.
Cook IslandsUgandaCook Islands moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 1,004× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Kampala |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,004 times smaller than Uganda. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Uganda?
- About 1004 times: Uganda has 1,004× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Uganda 213 per km².