Equatorial Guinea vs Hong Kong
Equatorial Guinea is 10.2 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 10 times.
Equatorial GuineaHong KongEquatorial Guinea moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
10.2×
Equatorial Guinea is 10.2× the area of Hong Kong.
| Equatorial Guinea | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | — |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 10.2 times larger than Hong Kong. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 10 times: Equatorial Guinea has 10.2× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².