Hong Kong vs Singapore: Urban population, female (% of total)
Hong Kong
53.2%
in 2015
Singapore
50.6%
in 2015
Hong Kong rank
1st
Singapore rank
3rd
Urban population, female (% of total) over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 53.2% against 50.6% in Singapore, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.3% | 49.0% | 4.7% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.7% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 50.2% | 1.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.6% | 2.5% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, female, Hong Kong or Singapore?
- Hong Kong, at 53.2% against 50.6% in Singapore as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, female between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 2.6%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for urban population, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.