How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Netherlands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Netherlands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Hong Kong

0.9863 people per person

in 2025

Netherlands

0.9731 people per person

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

13th

Netherlands rank

14th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Hong Kong
Netherlands

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.9863 people per person against 0.9731 people per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0132 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8008 people per person	0.6095 people per person	0.1913 people per person	Hong Kong
1970s	0.8877 people per person	0.6392 people per person	0.2484 people per person	Hong Kong
1980s	0.9174 people per person	0.6744 people per person	0.243 people per person	Hong Kong
1990s	0.9905 people per person	0.725 people per person	0.2655 people per person	Hong Kong
2000s	1.01 people per person	0.8358 people per person	0.1758 people per person	Hong Kong
2010s	1.01 people per person	0.9105 people per person	0.0974 people per person	Hong Kong
2020s	0.9978 people per person	0.9629 people per person	0.0348 people per person	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Hong Kong or Netherlands?: Hong Kong, at 0.9863 people per person against 0.9731 people per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Hong Kong and Netherlands?: 0.0132 people per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Netherlands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Netherlands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Hong Kong ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.