New Zealand vs Upper middle income: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

New Zealand
2.89 units per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.4535 units per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
18th

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.89 units per person against 0.4535 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.44 units per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 6.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 183 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.05 units per person 0.0303 units per person 1.02 units per person New Zealand
1980s 1.28 units per person 0.0456 units per person 1.23 units per person New Zealand
1990s 2.07 units per person 0.0746 units per person 2 units per person New Zealand
2000s 2.91 units per person 0.1336 units per person 2.78 units per person New Zealand
2010s 3.25 units per person 0.365 units per person 2.88 units per person New Zealand
2020s 2.15 units per person 0.3088 units per person 1.84 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 Upper middle income?
New Zealand, at 2.89 units per person against 0.4535 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between New Zealand and Upper middle income?
2.44 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Upper middle income rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 17th and Upper middle income 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.