Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Hong Kong, China
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
20,570 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Macau, China rank
1st

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 13,393 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 2.9 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Macau, China Difference Ahead
1990s 6,018 units per square kilometre 19,641 units per square kilometre 13,623 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2000s 6,491 units per square kilometre 17,597 units per square kilometre 11,106 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 6,918 units per square kilometre 19,955 units per square kilometre 13,038 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 7,090 units per square kilometre 20,652 units per square kilometre 13,563 units per square kilometre Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
13,393 units per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access 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.