Hong Kong, China vs Monaco: Urban population, per square kilometre
Hong Kong, China
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Monaco
18,693 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Monaco rank
2nd
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Monaco
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 18,693 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 11,516 units per square kilometre.
That makes Monaco's figure about 2.6 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Monaco ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,003 units per square kilometre | 11,271 units per square kilometre | 8,268 units per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 1970s | 3,882 units per square kilometre | 12,587 units per square kilometre | 8,705 units per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 1980s | 5,106 units per square kilometre | 14,081 units per square kilometre | 8,975 units per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 1990s | 6,011 units per square kilometre | 15,519 units per square kilometre | 9,508 units per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 2000s | 6,491 units per square kilometre | 15,901 units per square kilometre | 9,410 units per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 2010s | 6,918 units per square kilometre | 17,828 units per square kilometre | 10,910 units per square kilometre | Monaco |
| 2020s | 7,090 units per square kilometre | 18,658 units per square kilometre | 11,569 units per square kilometre | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Monaco?
- Monaco, at 18,693 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Monaco?
- 11,516 units per square kilometre, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Monaco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Monaco rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Monaco ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
- 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.