Côte d'Ivoire vs Hong Kong
Côte d'Ivoire is 117 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 117 times.
Côte d'IvoireHong KongCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 117× the area of Hong Kong.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | — |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 117 times larger than Hong Kong. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 117 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 117× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Hong Kong?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 7,498,900. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².