Cairo
3,085 km²
Hong Kong
1,114 km²
Egypt
China
Area Comparison
Cairo is 2.8x larger than Hong Kong
Population Comparison
Cairo has 1.4x more people than Hong Kong
Yes — Cairo is 2.8x larger than Hong Kong by area. Cairo spans 3,085 km² (1,191 mi²) while Hong Kong covers 1,114 km² (430 mi²) — a difference of 1,971 km². You could fit Hong Kong inside Cairo approximately 2 times.
To put Cairo's size in perspective, its area of 3,085 km² is about 1.2x the size of Luxembourg. Meanwhile, Hong Kong at 1,114 km² is about 1.2x the size of Berlin.
Picture Cairo another way: its area is large enough to fit about 432,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Manhattan, or 29 times the area of Paris. Hong Kong works out to about 156,000 American football fields, 19 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 times the area of Paris.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c.
Known as "The City of a Thousand Minarets", Cairo covers 3,085 km² with a population of 10.1 million. The city was established in 969. Cairo is known for Pyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Cairo Metro.
Cairo is home to more than 9.8 million people and is part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa and the Arab world.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth-most densely populated region in the world.
Often called "Pearl of the Orient", Hong Kong has an area of 1,114 km² and is home to 7.4 million people. Its history stretches back to 1841. Visitors come for Victoria Harbour, Victoria Peak, Star Ferry, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MTR Hong Kong.
Hong Kong squeezes 7.5 million residents into 1,114 km2, making it the world's fourth-most densely populated region.
Cairo has a population density of 3,274 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Hong Kong, with 6,652 people per km², is a densely populated city. Hong Kong is noticeably denser, packing 2.0 times more people per square kilometer.
This comparison spans continents — Cairo in Africa versus Hong Kong in Asia. Despite the geographic distance, comparing their sizes reveals surprising insights about how cities grow worldwide.
Cairo has a hot desert climate while Hong Kong experiences humid subtropical conditions. When it's noon in Hong Kong, it's 6:00 AM in Cairo — a 6-hour time difference.
Size Ratio
Hong Kong fits inside Cairo ~2 times
Density Gap
Hong Kong is 2.0x more densely populated
Time Difference
6 hours apart
History
Cairo is ~872 years older
Cairo covers 3,085 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Karachi (3,527 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Moscow (2,511 km²), or Cape Town (2,455 km²).
Hong Kong covers 1,114 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Lagos (1,172 km²), San Antonio (1,209 km²), Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Dallas (997 km²), or Abu Dhabi (972 km²).
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Hong Kong is 8,142 km (5,059 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 5m.
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