Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0249 units per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0231 units per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
140th
Nigeria rank
142nd

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
00.020.040.060.08197019962023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0249 units per person against 0.0231 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0078 units per person 0.0105 units per person 0.0026 units per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0162 units per person 0.0228 units per person 0.0066 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0125 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0072 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0074 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0034 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0555 units per person 0.0266 units per person 0.0289 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0181 units per person 0.0208 units per person 0.0027 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per capita, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Afghanistan, at 0.0249 units per person against 0.0231 units per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
0.0018 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, passengers carried, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, passengers carried divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.