Hong Kong vs South Africa
South Africa is 443 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into South Africa about 443 times.
Hong KongSouth AfricaHong Kong moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 443× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | — | Pretoria |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Hong Kong is 443 times smaller than South Africa. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into South Africa?
- About 443 times: South Africa has 443× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², South Africa 53 per km².