Country size comparison

compared to

Hong Kong is about 1,100 times smaller than South Africa.

South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Hong Kong is approximately 1,108 sq km, making Hong Kong 0.09% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (50.2 million fewer people live in Hong Kong).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Africa vs. Hong Kong uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Hong Kong vs. South Africa

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Hong Kong on top of South Africa
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 11 statistics
Be 7.1 times more likely to be unemployed in South Africa
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 43.8% cheaper than Hong Kong overall
→
Moving from Hong Kong to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
1,943 people born in Hong Kong live in South Africa.
→