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

Hong Kong, China
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8,242 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,242 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,065 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 6,018 units per square kilometre 5,227 units per square kilometre 791.2 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,491 units per square kilometre 6,359 units per square kilometre 132.39 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 6,918 units per square kilometre 7,693 units per square kilometre 775.51 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 7,090 units per square kilometre 7,902 units per square kilometre 812.23 units per square kilometre Singapore

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,242 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 Singapore?
1,065 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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.