Hong Kong vs Macao: Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … square

Hong Kong
0.0394 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
0.0662 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Macao rank
3rd

Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … square over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 0.0662 units per square kilometre against 0.0394 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0268 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.7 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Macao ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Macao Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0794 units per square kilometre 0.1782 units per square kilometre 0.0988 units per square kilometre Macao
2010s 0.0524 units per square kilometre 0.0878 units per square kilometre 0.0353 units per square kilometre Macao
2020s 0.086 units per square kilometre 0.0752 units per square kilometre 0.0108 units per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per, Hong Kong or Macao?
Macao, at 0.0662 units per square kilometre against 0.0394 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per between Hong Kong and Macao?
0.0268 units per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 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.