El Salvador vs Hong Kong
El Salvador is 7.64 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into El Salvador about 7.6 times.
El SalvadorHong KongEl Salvador moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
7.64×
El Salvador is 7.64× the area of Hong Kong.
| El Salvador | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | — |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 El Salvador bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. El Salvador is 7.64 times larger than Hong Kong. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into El Salvador?
- About 7.6 times: El Salvador has 7.64× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do El Salvador and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× 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, El Salvador or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².