Cameroon vs Hong Kong
Cameroon is 173 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Cameroon about 173 times.
CameroonHong KongCameroon moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
173×
Cameroon is 173× the area of Hong Kong.
| Cameroon | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | — |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Hong Kong at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Cameroon bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. Cameroon is 173 times larger than Hong Kong. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Cameroon?
- About 173 times: Cameroon has 173× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Cameroon and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Hong Kong about 1.17×. 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, Cameroon or Hong Kong?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 7,498,900. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².