Hong Kong vs Morocco
Morocco is 162 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Morocco about 162 times.
Hong KongMoroccoHong Kong moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 162× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | — | Rabat |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Hong Kong is 162 times smaller than Morocco. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Morocco?
- About 162 times: Morocco has 162× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Morocco 86 per km².