Hong Kong, China vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per capita

Hong Kong, China
1 units per person
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.8151 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
1st

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1 units per person against 0.8151 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1849 units per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8599 units per person 0.5199 units per person 0.34 units per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.8935 units per person 0.6036 units per person 0.2898 units per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.935 units per person 0.6767 units per person 0.2583 units per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.9987 units per person 0.7266 units per person 0.2721 units per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 1 units per person 0.7691 units per person 0.2309 units per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 1 units per person 0.7925 units per person 0.2075 units per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 1 units per person 0.8095 units per person 0.1905 units per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Hong Kong, China or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Hong Kong, China, at 1 units per person against 0.8151 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Hong Kong, China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.1849 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.