Euro area vs Hong Kong: Urban population, per square kilometre
Euro area
96.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Euro area rank
3rd
Hong Kong rank
4th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Euro area
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 7,177 units per square kilometre against 96.97 units per square kilometre in Euro area, a difference of 7,080 units per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 74.0 times Euro area's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.93 units per square kilometre | 3,003 units per square kilometre | 2,929 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 84.13 units per square kilometre | 3,882 units per square kilometre | 3,798 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 90.09 units per square kilometre | 5,106 units per square kilometre | 5,016 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 87.23 units per square kilometre | 6,011 units per square kilometre | 5,924 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 89.3 units per square kilometre | 6,491 units per square kilometre | 6,402 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 93.73 units per square kilometre | 6,918 units per square kilometre | 6,824 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 96.29 units per square kilometre | 7,090 units per square kilometre | 6,993 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Euro area or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 7,177 units per square kilometre against 96.97 units per square kilometre in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Euro area and Hong Kong?
- 7,080 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Euro area and Hong Kong rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, 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
Urban population 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.