Italy is 291× the size of Hong Kong
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Hong Kong about 1,040 km² (400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 1,040km²Hong Kong
200 km
- Italy
- Hong Kong
What fits
- Hong Kong fits inside Italy about 291 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 300,000 km² (116,000 mi²), which is 28,966% of the area of Hong Kong.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Hong Kong about 0.03.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 7.4 million, 7.94× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 7,154 in Hong Kong against 195 in Italy: Hong Kong is 36.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,250 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Hong Kong at 22°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Italy as 460× the size of Hong Kong instead of 291×.
- Together Italy and Hong Kong cover 302,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 3.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 300,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Hong Kong's density, Italy would have 2.15 billion people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Hong Kong would have 202,000 (it has 7.4 million).
- Italy's centre is 20.3° of latitude, about 2,260 km, farther north than Hong Kong's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 291× |
| More people | Italy | 7.94× |
| More crowded | Hong Kong | 36.6× |
| Farther north | Italy | 20.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.03× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 1 in 235 |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 1 in 345 |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 1 in 360 |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 1 in 529 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 1 in 3,041 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 8,177 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 9,117 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 16,387 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 1,040 km²400 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 7.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 7,154 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 2,760 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | – |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 22°N to 23°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 1,040 km² is 62% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,760 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11