Australia vs United States of America: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

Australia
2.59 units per person
in 2023
United States of America
2.8 units per person
in 2023
Australia rank
21st
United States of America rank
18th

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
0.511.522.53197019962023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.8 units per person against 2.59 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.21 units per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Australia ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 18th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.733 units per person 1.02 units per person 0.2825 units per person United States of America
1980s 0.9307 units per person 1.54 units per person 0.6074 units per person United States of America
1990s 1.49 units per person 1.99 units per person 0.4998 units per person United States of America
2000s 2.12 units per person 2.28 units per person 0.1617 units per person United States of America
2010s 2.94 units per person 2.49 units per person 0.4481 units per person Australia
2020s 1.65 units per person 2.12 units per person 0.4685 units per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per capita, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.8 units per person against 2.59 units per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between Australia and United States of America?
0.21 units per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Australia ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 18th 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.