Hong Kong vs Singapore: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
7,088 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8,063 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8,063 people per square kilometre against 7,088 people per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 975 people per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,774 people per square kilometre | 2,786 people per square kilometre | 12.73 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 3,860 people per square kilometre | 3,354 people per square kilometre | 506.53 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5,010 people per square kilometre | 4,038 people per square kilometre | 972.37 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 5,962 people per square kilometre | 5,224 people per square kilometre | 738.12 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6,566 people per square kilometre | 6,351 people per square kilometre | 214.7 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 6,972 people per square kilometre | 7,675 people per square kilometre | 702.78 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 7,115 people per square kilometre | 7,871 people per square kilometre | 755.85 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8,063 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 Singapore?
- 975 people per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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.