Cook Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 1,108 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 1108 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 1,108× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 612,000 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | — |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,108 times smaller than Western Sahara. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 1108 times: Western Sahara has 1,108× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².