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

Cuba
5.16 million ton-km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million ton-km
in 2023
Cuba rank
101st
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

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

  • Cuba
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.12 million ton-km against 5.16 million ton-km in Cuba, a difference of 1.96 million ton-km.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 11.48 million ton-km 6.32 million ton-km 5.16 million ton-km Cuba
1980s 18.11 million ton-km 10.12 million ton-km 7.99 million ton-km Cuba
1990s 38.25 million ton-km 16.42 million ton-km 21.83 million ton-km Cuba
2000s 36.64 million ton-km 21.59 million ton-km 15.05 million ton-km Cuba
2010s 19.6 million ton-km 30.06 million ton-km 10.46 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2020s 11.03 million ton-km 27.47 million ton-km 16.44 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, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.12 million ton-km against 5.16 million ton-km in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
1.96 million ton-km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
Cuba ranks 101st 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.