Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 168 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Papua New Guinea about 168 times.
Hong KongPapua New GuineaHong Kong moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 168× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | — | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Hong Kong is 168 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 168 times: Papua New Guinea has 168× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².