Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0058 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0058 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0032 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0071 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0056 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0038 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.005 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0012 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Malaysia, at 0.0058 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
million ton-km per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,642 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) 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.