Hong Kong vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 26 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Sierra Leone about 26 times.
Hong KongSierra LeoneHong Kong moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.04× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 26× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | — | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western 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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Hong Kong is 26 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 26 times: Sierra Leone has 26× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².