United Arab Emirates vs World: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita

United Arab Emirates
8.69 units per person
in 2023
World
0.5295 units per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
World rank
3rd

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • World
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 8.69 units per person against 0.5295 units per person in World, a difference of 8.16 units per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 16.4 times World's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 4th and World ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3924 units per person 0.1219 units per person 0.2706 units per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.6001 units per person 0.1616 units per person 0.4385 units per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 1.41 units per person 0.2251 units per person 1.18 units per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 2.87 units per person 0.2783 units per person 2.59 units per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 9.07 units per person 0.4698 units per person 8.6 units per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 5.31 units per person 0.3618 units per person 4.95 units per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per capita, United Arab Emirates or World?
United Arab Emirates, at 8.69 units per person against 0.5295 units per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per capita between United Arab Emirates and World?
8.16 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do United Arab Emirates and World rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
United Arab Emirates ranks 4th and World ranks 3rd 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.