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

Canada
10.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran
11.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
101st
Iran rank
98th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Iran
051015197019962023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 11.14 units per square kilometre against 10.08 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 1.06 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 101st and Iran ranks 98th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 1.71 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.616 units per square kilometre Canada
1980s 2.29 units per square kilometre 2.16 units per square kilometre 0.1261 units per square kilometre Canada
1990s 2.3 units per square kilometre 4.2 units per square kilometre 1.9 units per square kilometre Iran
2000s 4.82 units per square kilometre 7.9 units per square kilometre 3.07 units per square kilometre Iran
2010s 8.8 units per square kilometre 11.77 units per square kilometre 2.97 units per square kilometre Iran
2020s 5.9 units per square kilometre 9.74 units per square kilometre 3.84 units per square kilometre Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Canada or Iran?
Iran, at 11.14 units per square kilometre against 10.08 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Canada and Iran?
1.06 units per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and Iran rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 101st and Iran ranks 98th 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.