Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.3786 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.4328 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
159th
Zambia rank
157th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.4328 units per square kilometre against 0.3786 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0542 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 157th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1423 units per square kilometre 0.337 units per square kilometre 0.1947 units per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.3861 units per square kilometre 0.3618 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
1990s 0.4538 units per square kilometre 0.2649 units per square kilometre 0.1888 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2000s 0.2886 units per square kilometre 0.0781 units per square kilometre 0.2105 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2010s 0.535 units per square kilometre 0.168 units per square kilometre 0.367 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 0.348 units per square kilometre 0.234 units per square kilometre 0.114 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.4328 units per square kilometre against 0.3786 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
0.0542 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 157th 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.