Benin vs Niger: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Benin
0.008 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Niger
0.0046 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
180th
Niger rank
181st

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Niger
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.008 units per square kilometre against 0.0046 units per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0034 units per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.7 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 180th and Niger ranks 181st of 183 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3337 units per square kilometre 0.0558 units per square kilometre 0.2779 units per square kilometre Benin
1980s 0.7541 units per square kilometre 0.0843 units per square kilometre 0.6698 units per square kilometre Benin
1990s 0.6699 units per square kilometre 0.0596 units per square kilometre 0.6103 units per square kilometre Benin
2000s 0.5482 units per square kilometre 0.0488 units per square kilometre 0.4994 units per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.6092 units per square kilometre 0.0283 units per square kilometre 0.5809 units per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Benin or Niger?
Benin, at 0.008 units per square kilometre against 0.0046 units per square kilometre in Niger as of 2016.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Benin and Niger?
0.0034 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Benin and Niger rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 180th and Niger ranks 181st 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.