Hong Kong Is Roughly the Size of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

It is a well-known fact that Hong Kong is a very small territory. But how small is it, really? If you live in Europe, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg—a well-known tax haven and banking hub similar to Hong Kong—would serve as a good point of reference.

Indeed, Hong Kong has a total area of 2,755 square kilometers (1,063.7 square miles), while the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg covers 2,586 square kilometers (998.6 square miles).

However, although both territories are similar in size, their respective geographic contexts differ vastly—despite both regions predominantly consisting of mountains. Luxembourg is landlocked, whereas Hong Kong comprises 263 islands and two mainland regions: Kowloon and the New Territories. In fact, 59.7% of Hong Kong’s total area consists of water.

In reality, if you exclude Hong Kong’s maritime territory, the city’s land area drops to a mere 1,114.35 square kilometers (430.25 square miles). This makes Hong Kong’s land area comparable to that of the Danish autonomous territory of the Faroe Islands, which has a total land area of 1,393 square kilometers (538 square miles).

That said, despite its small size, Hong Kong is approximately 11 times more populous than Luxembourg and 137 times more populous than the Faroe Islands.