Hong Kong vs Peru
Peru is 467 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Peru about 467 times.
Hong KongPeruHong Kong moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.0× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 467× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | — | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Hong Kong is 467 times smaller than Peru. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Peru?
- About 467 times: Peru has 467× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Peru 27 per km².