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
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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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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.