Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 23.8 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Sri Lanka about 24 times.
Hong KongSri LankaHong Kong moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.04× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 23.8× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | — | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Hong Kong is 23.8 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 24 times: Sri Lanka has 23.8× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².