Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.4428 units per person
in 2023
United States
2.8 units per person
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
United States rank
18th

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • United States
0123197019962023

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.8 units per person against 0.4428 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.36 units per person.

That makes United States's figure about 6.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and United States ranks 18th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0918 units per person 1.02 units per person 0.9236 units per person United States
1980s 0.1421 units per person 1.54 units per person 1.4 units per person United States
1990s 0.1499 units per person 1.99 units per person 1.84 units per person United States
2000s 0.1873 units per person 2.28 units per person 2.1 units per person United States
2010s 0.3723 units per person 2.49 units per person 2.12 units per person United States
2020s 0.3209 units per person 2.12 units per person 1.8 units per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States?
United States, at 2.8 units per person against 0.4428 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
2.36 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and United States 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.