Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate

Nicaragua
3.97 % change on previous year
in 2000
Papua New Guinea
4.86 % change on previous year
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
126th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd

Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
-100-50050197119972023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.86 % change on previous year against 3.97 % change on previous year in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.89 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 182 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 15.03 % change on previous year 12.81 % change on previous year 2.22 % change on previous year Nicaragua
1980s -1.96 % change on previous year 5.88 % change on previous year 7.84 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.23 % change on previous year 1.55 % change on previous year 0.6865 % change on previous year Nicaragua
2000s 3.97 % change on previous year 3.93 % change on previous year 0.0427 % change on previous year Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.86 % change on previous year against 3.97 % change on previous year in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
0.89 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2000.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
Nicaragua ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 9,888 data points, 1971–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.