Cook Islands vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 3,800 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Venezuela about 3800 times.
Cook IslandsVenezuelaCook Islands moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 3,800× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Caracas |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Cook Islands is 3,800 times smaller than Venezuela. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Venezuela?
- About 3800 times: Venezuela has 3,800× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².