Macau, China vs Monaco: Population, total, per square kilometre

Macau, China
20,570 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Monaco
18,693 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China rank
1st
Monaco rank
2nd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Macau, China
  • Monaco
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 20,570 units per square kilometre against 18,693 units per square kilometre in Monaco, a difference of 1,877 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Monaco's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Monaco ahead.

Macau, China ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 2nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 6 and Monaco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Monaco Difference Ahead
1960s 11,451 units per square kilometre 11,271 units per square kilometre 179.72 units per square kilometre Macau, China
1970s 12,038 units per square kilometre 12,587 units per square kilometre 549.28 units per square kilometre Monaco
1980s 14,125 units per square kilometre 14,081 units per square kilometre 43.51 units per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s 19,648 units per square kilometre 15,519 units per square kilometre 4,130 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2000s 17,597 units per square kilometre 15,901 units per square kilometre 1,696 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 19,955 units per square kilometre 17,828 units per square kilometre 2,128 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 20,652 units per square kilometre 18,658 units per square kilometre 1,994 units per square kilometre Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Macau, China or Monaco?
Macau, China, at 20,570 units per square kilometre against 18,693 units per square kilometre in Monaco as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Macau, China and Monaco?
1,877 units per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Monaco?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Monaco rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Macau, China ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.