Cook Islands vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 1,382 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Vietnam about 1382 times.
Cook IslandsVietnamCook Islands moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1,382× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Hanoi |
| Region | Polynesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,382 times smaller than Vietnam. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Vietnam?
- About 1382 times: Vietnam has 1,382× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².