Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate

Nigeria
1.1 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2457 % change on previous year
in 2023
Nigeria rank
131st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
134th

Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-1000100200197119972023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.1 % change on previous year against 0.2457 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.8543 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 131st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s -23.63 % change on previous year 35.14 % change on previous year 58.77 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1990s -1.8 % change on previous year 4.64 % change on previous year 6.44 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 14.54 % change on previous year 4.34 % change on previous year 10.21 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s -16.02 % change on previous year 14.38 % change on previous year 30.4 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.1015 % change on previous year 5.74 % change on previous year 5.64 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Nigeria, at 1.1 % change on previous year against 0.2457 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.8543 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
Nigeria ranks 131st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th 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.