Vermont is about 22 times bigger than Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is approximately 1,108 sq km, while Vermont is approximately 23,956 sq km, making Vermont 2,062% larger than Hong Kong. Meanwhile, the population of Hong Kong is ~7.3 million people (6.7 million fewer people live in Vermont).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Hong Kong vs. Vermont uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.