Hong Kong vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 374 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Mauritania about 374 times.
Hong KongMauritaniaHong Kong moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 374× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | — | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Hong Kong is 374 times smaller than Mauritania. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Mauritania?
- About 374 times: Mauritania has 374× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 5,315,065. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².