East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs United States of America: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.4312 units per person
in 2023
United States of America
2.8 units per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
21st
United States of America rank
18th

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • United States of America
0123197019962023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.8 units per person against 0.4312 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 2.37 units per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 6.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 18th of 44 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0106 units per person 1.11 units per person 1.1 units per person United States of America
1980s 0.0213 units per person 1.54 units per person 1.52 units per person United States of America
1990s 0.0513 units per person 1.99 units per person 1.94 units per person United States of America
2000s 0.1103 units per person 2.28 units per person 2.17 units per person United States of America
2010s 0.3406 units per person 2.49 units per person 2.15 units per person United States of America
2020s 0.286 units per person 2.12 units per person 1.83 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.8 units per person against 0.4312 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America?
2.37 units per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 18th of 44 groups.
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.