Hong Kong vs Somalia
Somalia is 231 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Somalia about 231 times.
Hong KongSomaliaHong Kong moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 231× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | — | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Hong Kong is 231 times smaller than Somalia. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Somalia?
- About 231 times: Somalia has 231× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Somalia 31 per km².