Hong Kong vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per capita
Hong Kong
1 units per person
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.8151 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
1st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Hong Kong 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's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | 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 |
| 1970s | 0.8935 units per person | 0.6036 units per person | 0.2898 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 0.935 units per person | 0.6767 units per person | 0.2583 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.9987 units per person | 0.7266 units per person | 0.2721 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 0.7691 units per person | 0.2309 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 0.7925 units per person | 0.2075 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 0.8095 units per person | 0.1905 units per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Hong Kong or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Hong Kong, 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 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 0.1849 units per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Hong Kong 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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About this data
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.