Cook Islands vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 734 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Uruguay about 734 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 734× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Montevideo |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Cook Islands is 734 times smaller than Uruguay. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Uruguay?
- About 734 times: Uruguay has 734× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².