to know more something than something else
From the movie Dellamorte Dellamore (aka Cemetery Man).

There's one phrase in the movie that the main character, a cemetery man, says:
At a certain point you realise you know more dead people than living.

What exactly does he mean? He understands dead better than living or he has more dead acquaintances than alive? The situation in which the phrase was said skews at the first variant, but I'm not sure

Question

to know more something than something else
From the movie Dellamorte Dellamore (aka Cemetery Man).

There's one phrase in the movie that the main character, a cemetery man, says:
At a certain point you realise you know more dead people than living.

What exactly does he mean? He understands dead better than living or he has more dead acquaintances than alive? The situation in which the phrase was said skews at the first variant, but I'm not sure

Answer

Yes, your second guess is correct. It means he knows more dead people than living people. I haven't seen the movie, but he may be referring to the people buried in the cemetery. Or maybe that most of the people he knew are now dead. 
I hope that helps!

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It means that the person knows more people that are dead. (the second thing you thought)

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