Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled

Costa Rica
7.18 million ton-km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million ton-km
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.18 million ton-km against 7.12 million ton-km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 16.26 million ton-km 6.32 million ton-km 9.94 million ton-km Costa Rica
1980s 25.57 million ton-km 10.12 million ton-km 15.45 million ton-km Costa Rica
1990s 51.08 million ton-km 16.42 million ton-km 34.66 million ton-km Costa Rica
2000s 18.47 million ton-km 21.59 million ton-km 3.12 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2010s 12.15 million ton-km 30.06 million ton-km 17.91 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.55 million ton-km 27.47 million ton-km 22.92 million ton-km Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Costa Rica, at 7.18 million ton-km against 7.12 million ton-km in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.06 million ton-km, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,877 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.