Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
24,480 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
66,160 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 66,160 units per square kilometre against 24,480 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 41,680 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 2.7 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 183 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 9,779 units per square kilometre 20,694 units per square kilometre 10,915 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 18,146 units per square kilometre 26,032 units per square kilometre 7,886 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 36,969 units per square kilometre 47,415 units per square kilometre 10,446 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 8,516 units per square kilometre 27,820 units per square kilometre 19,304 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 66,160 units per square kilometre against 24,480 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
41,680 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,079 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, passengers carried 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.