Asia · Eastern Asia
Hong Kong
Hong Kong covers about 1,040 km² (400 mi²), the 186th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to São Tomé and Príncipe, at about 1,040 km².
- 1,040km²Area, main territory
- 7.4 millionPopulation
- 0.03In Belgiums
10 km
- Hong Kong
Facts
| Area, main territory | 1,040 km²400 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 2,760 km²Wikidata · 62% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.03 |
| Population | 7.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 7,154 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 23°N |
| In other languages | Hongkong Deutsch · 香港 日本語 · 香港 中文 · 홍콩 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#48 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Hong Kong
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 16,387× the size of Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong ranks 103rd of 237 by population but only 185th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 7,154 people per km², Hong Kong is the 1st most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Hong Kong lies at 22°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, Hong Kong's main territory stretches about 43 km north to south and 58 km east to west.
- 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.
How Hong Kong measures up
Hong Kong holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Eastern Asia it is the 7th largest of 8.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,040 km² | 185th of 239 |
| Population | 7.4 million | 103rd of 237 |
| Density | 7,154 per km² | 1st of 185 |
| Farthest north | 22.4°N | 97th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Hong Kong is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.03× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 235 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 345 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 360 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 529 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 3,041 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 8,177 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 9,117 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 16,387 its size |
Where Hong Kong sits
- Hong Kong's centre lies at 22.4°N, 114.1°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,490 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 22°N to 23°N, about 40 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Hong Kong had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Hong Kong would have 1.3 million people. It has 7.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Hong Kong would have 3,850 people. It has 7.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 75,000.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11