Hong Kong vs Macao: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
205th
Macao rank
204th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Macao currently reports 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 205th and Macao ranks 204th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Macao Difference Ahead
1960s 447.4 units per square kilometre 457.15 units per square kilometre 9.75 units per square kilometre Macao
1970s 455.57 units per square kilometre 279.97 units per square kilometre 175.6 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1980s 344.56 units per square kilometre 137.96 units per square kilometre 206.6 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 7.23 units per square kilometre 27.22 units per square kilometre 19.99 units per square kilometre Macao
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0937 units per square kilometre 0.0937 units per square kilometre Macao
2010s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
2020s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
Macao, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
0 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 urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 205th and Macao ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, 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, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 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.