Hong Kong vs Maldives: Population by income level, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,765 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Maldives rank
7th

Population by income level, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Maldives
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 7,177 units per square kilometre against 1,765 units per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 5,412 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 4.1 times Maldives's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 3,488 units per square kilometre 351.45 units per square kilometre 3,136 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1970s 4,341 units per square kilometre 471.43 units per square kilometre 3,870 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1980s 5,457 units per square kilometre 630.57 units per square kilometre 4,827 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 6,018 units per square kilometre 842.55 units per square kilometre 5,176 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 6,491 units per square kilometre 1,029 units per square kilometre 5,462 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 6,918 units per square kilometre 1,409 units per square kilometre 5,509 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 7,090 units per square kilometre 1,727 units per square kilometre 5,363 units per square kilometre Hong Kong

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 Maldives?
Hong Kong, at 7,177 units per square kilometre against 1,765 units per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by income level, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Maldives?
5,412 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Maldives rank globally for population by income level, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 7th 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.

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Indicator
Population by income level, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.