Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

Portugal
1.73 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0451 units per person
in 2023
Portugal rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.511.52197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.73 units per person against 0.0451 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.68 units per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 38.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Portugal ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2098 units per person 0.0217 units per person 0.1881 units per person Portugal
1980s 0.2477 units per person 0.0321 units per person 0.2156 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.4964 units per person 0.0254 units per person 0.4711 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.8373 units per person 0.0279 units per person 0.8094 units per person Portugal
2010s 1.33 units per person 0.0483 units per person 1.28 units per person Portugal
2020s 1.15 units per person 0.0323 units per person 1.12 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per capita, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Portugal, at 1.73 units per person against 0.0451 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.68 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Portugal ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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.