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
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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About this data
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.