Hong Kong vs Lower middle income: Population, total, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
151.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Lower middle income rank
3rd
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 7,177 units per square kilometre against 151.99 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 7,025 units per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 47.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,488 units per square kilometre | 47.37 units per square kilometre | 3,440 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 4,341 units per square kilometre | 59.51 units per square kilometre | 4,282 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5,457 units per square kilometre | 76.57 units per square kilometre | 5,381 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 6,018 units per square kilometre | 93.98 units per square kilometre | 5,924 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6,491 units per square kilometre | 114.15 units per square kilometre | 6,377 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 6,918 units per square kilometre | 135.25 units per square kilometre | 6,782 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 7,090 units per square kilometre | 149.1 units per square kilometre | 6,940 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Lower middle income?
- Hong Kong, at 7,177 units per square kilometre against 151.99 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Lower middle income?
- 7,025 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Lower middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Lower middle income rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.