El Salvador vs Maldives: Air transport, freight

El Salvador
27.8 million ton-km
in 2023
Maldives
29.46 million ton-km
in 2023
El Salvador rank
79th
Maldives rank
78th

Air transport, freight over time

  • El Salvador
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 29.46 million ton-km against 27.8 million ton-km in El Salvador, a difference of 1.66 million ton-km.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 78th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 21.38 million ton-km 0.2 million ton-km 21.18 million ton-km El Salvador
1980s 9.05 million ton-km 0.55 million ton-km 8.5 million ton-km El Salvador
1990s 22.22 million ton-km 6.45 million ton-km 15.77 million ton-km El Salvador
2000s 21.5 million ton-km 1.33 million ton-km 20.17 million ton-km El Salvador
2010s 12.93 million ton-km 4.1 million ton-km 8.83 million ton-km El Salvador
2020s 14.61 million ton-km 15.27 million ton-km 0.6691 million ton-km Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, El Salvador or Maldives?
Maldives, at 29.46 million ton-km against 27.8 million ton-km in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between El Salvador and Maldives?
1.66 million ton-km, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Maldives?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Maldives rank globally for air transport, freight?
El Salvador ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 78th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). 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)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
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Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.