Comoros vs Hong Kong
Hong Kong is 35% larger than Comoros.
ComorosHong KongComoros moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.74× the area of Hong Kong. Put the other way, Hong Kong is 1.35× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | — |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Hong Kong?
- No. Comoros is 26% smaller than Hong Kong. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Hong Kong?
- About 1.4 times: Hong Kong has 1.35× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².