Macao vs Singapore: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Macao
21,634 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8,063 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
1st
Singapore rank
3rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Macao
- Singapore
How they compare
Macao currently reports 21,634 people per square kilometre against 8,063 people per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 13,571 people per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 2.7 times Singapore's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,994 people per square kilometre | 2,786 people per square kilometre | 8,207 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1970s | 11,850 people per square kilometre | 3,354 people per square kilometre | 8,496 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 14,289 people per square kilometre | 4,038 people per square kilometre | 10,251 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 19,627 people per square kilometre | 5,224 people per square kilometre | 14,403 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 18,082 people per square kilometre | 6,351 people per square kilometre | 11,730 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 20,042 people per square kilometre | 7,675 people per square kilometre | 12,368 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 21,196 people per square kilometre | 7,871 people per square kilometre | 13,325 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 Singapore?
- Macao, at 21,634 people per square kilometre against 8,063 people per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Macao and Singapore?
- 13,571 people per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Macao ranks 1st 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.