Cook Islands vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 50.8 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 51 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.02× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 50.8× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 335,169 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Port-Vila |
| Region | Polynesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Cook Islands is 50.8 times smaller than Vanuatu. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Vanuatu?
- About 51 times: Vanuatu has 50.8× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².