Hong Kong, China vs OECD members: Urban population, per capita
Hong Kong, China
1 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.8132 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
OECD members rank
4th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- OECD members
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 1 units per person against 0.8132 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.1868 units per person.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th 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 | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8599 units per person | 0.6404 units per person | 0.2195 units per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 0.8935 units per person | 0.6854 units per person | 0.2081 units per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.935 units per person | 0.7131 units per person | 0.2219 units per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 0.9987 units per person | 0.7406 units per person | 0.2582 units per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 0.7719 units per person | 0.2281 units per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 0.7985 units per person | 0.2015 units per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 0.8102 units per person | 0.1898 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 OECD members?
- Hong Kong, China, at 1 units per person against 0.8132 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Hong Kong, China and OECD members?
- 0.1868 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and OECD members rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th 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.