Cook Islands vs Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna is 14% larger than Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsWallis and FutunaCook Islands moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
0.88×
Cook Islands is 0.88× the area of Wallis and Futuna. Put the other way, Wallis and Futuna is 1.14× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 11,558 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Polynesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- No. Cook Islands is 12% smaller than Wallis and Futuna. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Wallis and Futuna?
- About 1.1 times: Wallis and Futuna has 1.14× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna about 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 11,558. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².