Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0452 units per person
in 2023
Sweden
1.86 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th
Sweden rank
31st

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sweden
0246197019962023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.86 units per person against 0.0452 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.81 units per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 41.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 31st of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0217 units per person 0.4373 units per person 0.4156 units per person Sweden
1980s 0.0324 units per person 0.927 units per person 0.8947 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0259 units per person 1.22 units per person 1.2 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.0249 units per person 1.39 units per person 1.37 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.0488 units per person 5.26 units per person 5.21 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.0325 units per person 1.65 units per person 1.62 units per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.86 units per person against 0.0452 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
1.81 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 31st 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.