Hong Kong vs South Korea
South Korea is 36.4 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into South Korea about 36 times.
Hong KongSouth KoreaHong Kong moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.03× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 36.4× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | — | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Hong Kong is 36.4 times smaller than South Korea. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into South Korea?
- About 36 times: South Korea has 36.4× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², South Korea 515 per km².