Australia vs Canada: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Australia
8.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
10.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
103rd
Canada rank
101st

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
0246810197019962023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 10.08 units per square kilometre against 8.96 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 1.12 units per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 103rd and Canada ranks 101st of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 1.31 units per square kilometre 1.71 units per square kilometre 0.3979 units per square kilometre Canada
1980s 1.91 units per square kilometre 2.29 units per square kilometre 0.3821 units per square kilometre Canada
1990s 3.5 units per square kilometre 2.3 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 5.6 units per square kilometre 4.82 units per square kilometre 0.7722 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 9.05 units per square kilometre 8.8 units per square kilometre 0.2529 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 5.61 units per square kilometre 5.9 units per square kilometre 0.2928 units per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 10.08 units per square kilometre against 8.96 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
1.12 units per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 103rd and Canada ranks 101st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,079 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, passengers carried divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.