Guinea-Bissau vs Hong Kong
Guinea-Bissau is 13.1 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 13 times.
Guinea-BissauHong KongGuinea-Bissau moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 13.1× the area of Hong Kong.
| Guinea-Bissau | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | — |
| Region | Western 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. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Hong Kong?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 13.1 times larger than Hong Kong. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 13 times: Guinea-Bissau has 13.1× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Hong Kong look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².