Gabon vs Hong Kong
Gabon is 97.2 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Gabon about 97 times.
GabonHong KongGabon moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
97.2×
Gabon is 97.2× the area of Hong Kong.
| Gabon | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | — |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gabon sits at about 1°S 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 Gabon bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. Gabon is 97.2 times larger than Hong Kong. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Gabon?
- About 97 times: Gabon has 97.2× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Gabon and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².