Hong Kong vs Singapore: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square

Hong Kong
19,733 trips per square kilometre
in 2019
Singapore
23,262 trips per square kilometre
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 23,262 trips per square kilometre against 19,733 trips per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 3,529 trips per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 170 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 11,868 trips per square kilometre 9,714 trips per square kilometre 2,154 trips per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 20,649 trips per square kilometre 17,914 trips per square kilometre 2,736 trips per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 23,262 trips per square kilometre against 19,733 trips per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2019.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square between Hong Kong and Singapore?
3,529 trips per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre
Unit
trips per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 3,785 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 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.