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

New Zealand
2.89 units per person
in 2023
United States of America
2.8 units per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
17th
United States of America rank
18th

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States of America
1234197019962023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.89 units per person against 2.8 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.09 units per person.

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

New Zealand ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 18th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9192 units per person 1.02 units per person 0.0963 units per person United States of America
1980s 1.28 units per person 1.54 units per person 0.2617 units per person United States of America
1990s 2.07 units per person 1.99 units per person 0.082 units per person New Zealand
2000s 2.91 units per person 2.28 units per person 0.6261 units per person New Zealand
2010s 3.25 units per person 2.49 units per person 0.7573 units per person New Zealand
2020s 2.15 units per person 2.12 units per person 0.0307 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 United States of America?
New Zealand, at 2.89 units per person against 2.8 units per person in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between New Zealand and United States of America?
0.09 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 17th 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.