Hong Kong vs Macao: Population, female, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
3,942 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
11,081 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Macao rank
1st
Population, female, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 11,081 units per square kilometre against 3,942 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 7,139 units per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 2.8 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,716 units per square kilometre | 5,686 units per square kilometre | 3,970 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1970s | 2,127 units per square kilometre | 6,123 units per square kilometre | 3,996 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 2,661 units per square kilometre | 7,104 units per square kilometre | 4,443 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 3,021 units per square kilometre | 10,190 units per square kilometre | 7,169 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 3,395 units per square kilometre | 9,205 units per square kilometre | 5,810 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 3,750 units per square kilometre | 10,554 units per square kilometre | 6,804 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 3,891 units per square kilometre | 11,090 units per square kilometre | 7,199 units per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 11,081 units per square kilometre against 3,942 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, female, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 7,139 units per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for population, female, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, 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
Population, female 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.