Hong Kong vs Turkey
Turkey is 284 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Turkey about 284 times.
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Hong Kong is 0.0× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 284× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | — | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Hong Kong is 284 times smaller than Turkey. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Turkey?
- About 284 times: Turkey has 284× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Turkey 110 per km².