Hong Kong vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Hong Kong
6.36 number per square kilometre
in 2019
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
0.7891 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
3rd
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
1st

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
02468197019942019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 6.36 number per square kilometre against 0.7891 number per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 5.57 number per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 8.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 196 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.68 number per square kilometre 0.4264 number per square kilometre 6.25 number per square kilometre Hong Kong
1980s 5.1 number per square kilometre 0.4948 number per square kilometre 4.6 number per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 4.63 number per square kilometre 0.6834 number per square kilometre 3.94 number per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 5.09 number per square kilometre 0.7302 number per square kilometre 4.36 number per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 5.23 number per square kilometre 0.8208 number per square kilometre 4.41 number per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Hong Kong or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Hong Kong, at 6.36 number per square kilometre against 0.7891 number per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Hong Kong and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
5.57 number per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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.