New Zealand vs Switzerland: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

New Zealand
2.89 units per person
in 2023
Switzerland
3.12 units per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
17th
Switzerland rank
15th

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
1234197019962023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 3.12 units per person against 2.89 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.23 units per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9192 units per person 0.752 units per person 0.1673 units per person New Zealand
1980s 1.28 units per person 1.04 units per person 0.2409 units per person New Zealand
1990s 2.07 units per person 1.52 units per person 0.5518 units per person New Zealand
2000s 2.91 units per person 1.73 units per person 1.18 units per person New Zealand
2010s 3.25 units per person 3.25 units per person 0.0064 units per person Switzerland
2020s 2.15 units per person 2 units per person 0.1433 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per capita, New Zealand or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 3.12 units per person against 2.89 units per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between New Zealand and Switzerland?
0.23 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th 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.