Hong Kong, China vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Hong Kong, China
1.6%
in 2022
Turks and Caicos Islands
1.8%
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
33rd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
31st
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 33rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 31st of 208 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Hong Kong, China or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Hong Kong, China and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 33rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 31st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).