Hong Kong vs Togo
Togo is 20.6 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Togo about 21 times.
Hong KongTogoHong Kong moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.05× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 20.6× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | — | Lome |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western 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; Togo at 9° 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 Togo?
- No. Hong Kong is 20.6 times smaller than Togo. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Togo?
- About 21 times: Togo has 20.6× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Togo 151 per km².