Hong Kong vs Upper middle income: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Hong Kong
1.06 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.02 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
32nd
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.04 sq. km per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.13 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0803 sq. km per square kilometre | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.13 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.072 sq. km per square kilometre | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.13 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0507 sq. km per square kilometre | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0157 sq. km per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0287 sq. km per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0347 sq. km per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0375 sq. km per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Upper middle income?
- Hong Kong, at 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 0.04 sq. km per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Upper middle income rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), 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
Surface area (sq. km) 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.