Bangladesh vs India: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
51 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
60.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
58th
India rank
55th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 60.68 units per square kilometre against 51 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 9.68 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 58th and India ranks 55th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1970s 3.85 units per square kilometre 1.57 units per square kilometre 2.28 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 5.96 units per square kilometre 3.46 units per square kilometre 2.49 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 8.92 units per square kilometre 4.37 units per square kilometre 4.55 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 11.37 units per square kilometre 10.75 units per square kilometre 0.6179 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 27.87 units per square kilometre 35.61 units per square kilometre 7.73 units per square kilometre India
2020s 35.79 units per square kilometre 39.8 units per square kilometre 4.01 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or India?
India, at 60.68 units per square kilometre against 51 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and India?
9.68 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 58th and India ranks 55th 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.