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

Hong Kong
7,088 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Monaco
18,693 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Monaco rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Monaco
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How they compare

Monaco currently reports 18,693 people per square kilometre against 7,088 people per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 11,605 people per square kilometre.

That makes Monaco's figure about 2.6 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 4th and Monaco ranks 2nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Monaco Difference Ahead
1960s 2,774 people per square kilometre 11,271 people per square kilometre 8,497 people per square kilometre Monaco
1970s 3,860 people per square kilometre 12,587 people per square kilometre 8,727 people per square kilometre Monaco
1980s 5,010 people per square kilometre 14,081 people per square kilometre 9,071 people per square kilometre Monaco
1990s 5,962 people per square kilometre 15,519 people per square kilometre 9,557 people per square kilometre Monaco
2000s 6,566 people per square kilometre 15,901 people per square kilometre 9,335 people per square kilometre Monaco
2010s 6,972 people per square kilometre 17,828 people per square kilometre 10,856 people per square kilometre Monaco
2020s 7,115 people per square kilometre 18,658 people per square kilometre 11,543 people per square kilometre Monaco

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, Hong Kong or Monaco?
Monaco, at 18,693 people per square kilometre against 7,088 people per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Monaco?
11,605 people per square kilometre, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Monaco?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Monaco rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Monaco ranks 2nd 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.