Hong Kong vs Macao: Population by income level, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
20,570 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Macao rank
1st
Population by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 13,393 units per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 2.9 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,488 units per square kilometre | 11,451 units per square kilometre | 7,963 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1970s | 4,341 units per square kilometre | 12,038 units per square kilometre | 7,697 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 5,457 units per square kilometre | 14,125 units per square kilometre | 8,668 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 6,018 units per square kilometre | 19,648 units per square kilometre | 13,630 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 6,491 units per square kilometre | 17,597 units per square kilometre | 11,106 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 6,918 units per square kilometre | 19,955 units per square kilometre | 13,038 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 7,090 units per square kilometre | 20,652 units per square kilometre | 13,563 units per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by income level, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 13,393 units per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for population by income level, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population by income level 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.