Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
38.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
40.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
65th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 40.38 units per square kilometre against 38.6 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.78 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 65th of 183 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 7.18 units per square kilometre 17.67 units per square kilometre 10.48 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 15.8 units per square kilometre 24.94 units per square kilometre 9.14 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 17.26 units per square kilometre 44.2 units per square kilometre 26.94 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 39.01 units per square kilometre 40.93 units per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 22.76 units per square kilometre 32.85 units per square kilometre 10.1 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 40.38 units per square kilometre against 38.6 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.78 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 65th 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.