Cook Islands vs Yemen
Yemen is 1,898 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Yemen about 1898 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1,898× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Sana'a |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,898 times smaller than Yemen. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Yemen?
- About 1898 times: Yemen has 1,898× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Yemen 92 per km².