Chile vs Hong Kong
Chile is 274 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Chile about 274 times.
ChileHong KongChile moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
274×
Chile is 274× the area of Hong Kong.
| Chile | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | — |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. Chile is 274 times larger than Hong Kong. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Chile?
- About 274 times: Chile has 274× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Chile and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Hong Kong?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 7,498,900. Density: Chile 26 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².