Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Hong Kong is a metropolitan area and special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Hong Kong regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Hong Kong?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Hong Kong is 1,063.70 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Hong Kong by 662,204.30 sq mi. Alaska is around 623.55 times bigger than Hong Kong.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Hong Kong: 1,063.70 sq mi ( 2,754.97 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Hong Kong as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 7,604,091.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Hong Kong.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Hong Kong is Hong Kong City.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Hong Kong: Chinese
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Hong Kong: Hong Konger, Hong Kongese
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Hong Kong: HK, CN-HK
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Hong Kong as of 2019: 0.949
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Hong Kong Time Zone:
UTC + 8 ( Hong Kong Time Zone)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Hong Kong:
22° 18′ 0″ N, 114° 12′ 0″ E
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