Hong Kong vs Syria
Syria is 67.2 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Syria about 67 times.
Hong KongSyriaHong Kong moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 67.2× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | — | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Hong Kong is 67.2 times smaller than Syria. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Syria?
- About 67 times: Syria has 67.2× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Syria 138 per km².