Hong Kong vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 120 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Malaysia about 120 times.
Hong KongMalaysiaHong Kong moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 120× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | — | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Hong Kong is 120 times smaller than Malaysia. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Malaysia?
- About 120 times: Malaysia has 120× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².