Maldives vs North America: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
10th
North America rank
7th

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

  • Maldives
  • North America
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0964 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 39.6 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was North America ahead.

Maldives ranks 10th and North America ranks 7th of 180 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.0215 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0014 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0201 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.0137 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0113 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.0511 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0485 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, Maldives or North America?
Maldives, at 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Maldives and North America?
0.0964 million ton-km per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and North America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Maldives and North America rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 10th and North America ranks 7th 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.