Hong Kong vs Samoa
Samoa is 3% larger than Hong Kong.
Hong KongSamoaHong Kong moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.97× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 1.03× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 219,306 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | — | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- No. Hong Kong is 3% smaller than Samoa. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Samoa?
- About 1.0 times: Samoa has 1.03× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 219,306. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Samoa 77 per km².