Country size comparison
compared to
Cook Islands is about 1,961 times smaller than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Cook Islands is approximately 236 sq km, making Cook Islands 0.05% the size of Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (9.6 million fewer people live in Cook Islands).
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Be 79.8% less likely to be unemployed in Papua New Guinea
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Papua New Guinea is 65.4% more expensive than Cook Islands overall
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