Hong Kong vs Maldives: Population density
Hong Kong
1,981 people per km²
in 2100
Maldives
1,583 people per km²
in 2100
Hong Kong rank
8th
Maldives rank
11th
Population density over time
- Hong Kong
- Maldives
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1,981 people per km² against 1,583 people per km² in Maldives, a difference of 398 people per km².
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Maldives ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 11th of 234 countries.
Across the 31 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 22 and Maldives in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 19.05 people per km² | 141.26 people per km² | 122.21 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1810s | 19.31 people per km² | 141.28 people per km² | 121.97 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1820s | 20.98 people per km² | 145.15 people per km² | 124.17 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1830s | 24.42 people per km² | 153.88 people per km² | 129.46 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1840s | 30.35 people per km² | 163.22 people per km² | 132.86 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1850s | 47.85 people per km² | 172.25 people per km² | 124.4 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1860s | 85.57 people per km² | 180.68 people per km² | 95.11 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1870s | 132.78 people per km² | 189.5 people per km² | 56.71 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1880s | 177.73 people per km² | 198.72 people per km² | 20.99 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1890s | 244.73 people per km² | 208.36 people per km² | 36.37 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 349.91 people per km² | 218.41 people per km² | 131.5 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 504.33 people per km² | 220.16 people per km² | 284.17 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 672.84 people per km² | 228.63 people per km² | 444.21 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 1,051 people per km² | 253.36 people per km² | 797.33 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 1,619 people per km² | 255.86 people per km² | 1,363 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 2,329 people per km² | 270.66 people per km² | 2,058 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 3,111 people per km² | 346.75 people per km² | 2,764 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 4,157 people per km² | 471.48 people per km² | 3,685 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5,058 people per km² | 630.61 people per km² | 4,428 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 5,803 people per km² | 842.58 people per km² | 4,960 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6,566 people per km² | 1,029 people per km² | 5,537 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 6,972 people per km² | 1,409 people per km² | 5,563 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 7,051 people per km² | 1,755 people per km² | 5,297 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2030s | 6,727 people per km² | 1,835 people per km² | 4,892 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2040s | 6,204 people per km² | 1,923 people per km² | 4,282 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2050s | 5,426 people per km² | 1,982 people per km² | 3,444 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2060s | 4,578 people per km² | 1,962 people per km² | 2,617 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2070s | 3,739 people per km² | 1,861 people per km² | 1,878 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2080s | 2,947 people per km² | 1,721 people per km² | 1,225 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2090s | 2,279 people per km² | 1,616 people per km² | 663.22 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2100s | 1,981 people per km² | 1,583 people per km² | 398.16 people per km² | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Hong Kong or Maldives?
- Hong Kong, at 1,981 people per km² against 1,583 people per km² in Maldives as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Hong Kong and Maldives?
- 398 people per km², with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Maldives?
- 301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Hong Kong and Maldives rank globally for population density?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 11th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.