Macao vs Monaco: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Macao
21,634 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Monaco
18,693 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
1st
Monaco rank
2nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Macao
- Monaco
How they compare
Macao currently reports 21,634 people per square kilometre against 18,693 people per square kilometre in Monaco, a difference of 2,941 people per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Monaco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Monaco ahead.
Macao ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 5 and Monaco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,994 people per square kilometre | 11,271 people per square kilometre | 277.36 people per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 1970s | 11,850 people per square kilometre | 12,587 people per square kilometre | 737.08 people per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 1980s | 14,289 people per square kilometre | 14,081 people per square kilometre | 207.91 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 19,627 people per square kilometre | 15,519 people per square kilometre | 4,109 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 18,082 people per square kilometre | 15,901 people per square kilometre | 2,181 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 20,042 people per square kilometre | 17,828 people per square kilometre | 2,215 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 21,196 people per square kilometre | 18,658 people per square kilometre | 2,537 people per square kilometre | Macao |
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, Macao or Monaco?
- Macao, at 21,634 people per square kilometre against 18,693 people per square kilometre in Monaco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Macao and Monaco?
- 2,941 people per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Monaco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Monaco rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Macao ranks 1st 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.