Hong Kong vs Yemen
Yemen is 165 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Yemen about 165 times.
Hong KongYemenHong Kong moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.01× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 165× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | — | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Hong Kong is 165 times smaller than Yemen. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Yemen?
- About 165 times: Yemen has 165× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 7,498,900. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Yemen 92 per km².