East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Hong Kong, China: Population, total, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
133.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
5th
Hong Kong, China rank
4th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Hong Kong, China
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7,177 units per square kilometre against 133.58 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 7,043 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 53.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 61.72 units per square kilometre 3,488 units per square kilometre 3,426 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1970s 77.5 units per square kilometre 4,341 units per square kilometre 4,264 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 91.83 units per square kilometre 5,457 units per square kilometre 5,365 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 107.01 units per square kilometre 6,018 units per square kilometre 5,911 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 118.3 units per square kilometre 6,491 units per square kilometre 6,373 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 127.99 units per square kilometre 6,918 units per square kilometre 6,790 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 133.17 units per square kilometre 7,090 units per square kilometre 6,956 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 7,177 units per square kilometre against 133.58 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong, China?
7,043 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong, China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong, China rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.