Colombia vs Costa Rica: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Colombia
38.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
38.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
68th
Costa Rica rank
67th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 38.6 units per square kilometre against 38.21 units per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.39 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 67th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 3.26 units per square kilometre 6.48 units per square kilometre 3.22 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 5.09 units per square kilometre 7.55 units per square kilometre 2.45 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 6.76 units per square kilometre 15.8 units per square kilometre 9.04 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 9.22 units per square kilometre 17.26 units per square kilometre 8.04 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 25.21 units per square kilometre 33.55 units per square kilometre 8.33 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 27.12 units per square kilometre 22.76 units per square kilometre 4.37 units per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 38.6 units per square kilometre against 38.21 units per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.39 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 67th 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.