Hong Kong vs Israel
Israel is 7.54 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Israel about 7.5 times.
Hong KongIsraelHong Kong moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.13× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 7.54× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | — | Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hong Kong sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Hong Kong bigger than Israel?
- No. Hong Kong is 7.54 times smaller than Israel. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Israel?
- About 7.5 times: Israel has 7.54× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Israel look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hong Kong is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Israel about 1.37×. 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, Hong Kong or Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Israel 487 per km².