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
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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About this data
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.