Egypt vs Hong Kong
Egypt is 367 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Egypt about 367 times.
EgyptHong KongEgypt moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 367× the area of Hong Kong.
| Egypt | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | — |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. Egypt is 367 times larger than Hong Kong. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Egypt?
- About 367 times: Egypt has 367× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Egypt and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Hong Kong?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 7,498,900. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².