Cook Islands vs Maldives: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Cook Islands
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 29.8 1000 ha against 24 1000 ha in Cook Islands, a difference of 5.8 1000 ha.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 224th and Maldives ranks 221st of 248 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | Maldives |
| 1970s | 24 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | Maldives |
| 1980s | 24 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | Maldives |
| 1990s | 24 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | Maldives |
| 2000s | 24 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | Maldives |
| 2010s | 24 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | Maldives |
| 2020s | 24 1000 ha | 29.92 1000 ha | 5.92 1000 ha | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Cook Islands or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 29.8 1000 ha against 24 1000 ha in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Cook Islands and Maldives?
- 5.8 1000 ha, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Maldives?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Maldives rank globally for land area — area?
- Cook Islands ranks 224th and Maldives ranks 221st of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.