Hong Kong vs Romania
Romania is 86.5 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Romania about 87 times.
Hong KongRomaniaHong Kong moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 86.5× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | — | Bucharest |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| 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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Hong Kong. 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 Romania?
- No. Hong Kong is 86.5 times smaller than Romania. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Romania?
- About 87 times: Romania has 86.5× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Hong Kong. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Hong Kong or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Romania 80 per km².