Hong Kong vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 96.6 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Western Sahara about 97 times.
Hong KongWestern SaharaHong Kong moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 96.6× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 612,000 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | — | — |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Hong Kong is 96.6 times smaller than Western Sahara. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Western Sahara?
- About 97 times: Western Sahara has 96.6× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 612,000. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².