Hong Kong vs Singapore: Population, female, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
3,942 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
3,982 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd

Population, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 3,982 units per square kilometre against 3,942 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 40 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 1,716 units per square kilometre 1,337 units per square kilometre 379.3 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1970s 2,127 units per square kilometre 1,622 units per square kilometre 504.72 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1980s 2,661 units per square kilometre 1,984 units per square kilometre 677.04 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 3,021 units per square kilometre 2,559 units per square kilometre 462.1 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 3,395 units per square kilometre 3,103 units per square kilometre 292.03 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 3,750 units per square kilometre 3,693 units per square kilometre 57.04 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 3,891 units per square kilometre 3,816 units per square kilometre 74.82 units per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 3,982 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 Singapore?
40 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for population, female, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Population, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.