Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Maldives
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.0921 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.9 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0018 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.0215 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0106 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0109 million ton-km per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.066 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0615 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0137 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.2237 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.2101 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0511 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.1902 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.1391 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
0.0921 million ton-km per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates 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.