Gibraltar vs Hong Kong: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Gibraltar
3,847 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong
7,088 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
5th
Hong Kong rank
4th

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

  • Gibraltar
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 7,088 people per square kilometre against 3,847 people per square kilometre in Gibraltar, a difference of 3,241 people per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.8 times Gibraltar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 4th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1960s 2,391 people per square kilometre 2,774 people per square kilometre 382.94 people per square kilometre Hong Kong
1970s 2,776 people per square kilometre 3,860 people per square kilometre 1,084 people per square kilometre Hong Kong
1980s 2,839 people per square kilometre 5,010 people per square kilometre 2,171 people per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 2,731 people per square kilometre 5,962 people per square kilometre 3,231 people per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 2,902 people per square kilometre 6,566 people per square kilometre 3,664 people per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 3,316 people per square kilometre 6,972 people per square kilometre 3,656 people per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 3,728 people per square kilometre 7,115 people per square kilometre 3,387 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Gibraltar or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 7,088 people per square kilometre against 3,847 people per square kilometre in Gibraltar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Gibraltar and Hong Kong?
3,241 people per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Hong Kong?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gibraltar and Hong Kong rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Gibraltar ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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