Hong Kong vs Uganda
Uganda is 87.5 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Uganda about 87 times.
Hong KongUgandaHong Kong moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 87.5× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | — | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Hong Kong is 87.5 times smaller than Uganda. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Uganda?
- About 87 times: Uganda has 87.5× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Uganda 213 per km².