Cook Islands vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 1,628 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Zimbabwe about 1628 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1,628× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Harare |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Cook Islands is 1,628 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1628 times: Zimbabwe has 1,628× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².