Bogotá or Hong Kong: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Bogotá and Hong Kong are even: 1 : 1 across 2 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Bogotá
Indicator
Hong Kong
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7,674,366 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
7,012,738 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10,419,361 people
2025
4,807,599 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
534 km²
2025
220 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
19,512 people per km²
2025
21,853 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.6 %
2015–2025
1.1 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (1 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
1 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
1,272 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
2 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
no data
104 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
no data
1,902 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
11.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
12.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
13.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
80 %
2021-2025
80 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2021-2025
✗213 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
341 km
2006-2025
2 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.75 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
6.1 magnitude
2006-2025
no data
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Bogotá, Hong Kong.