East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Malta: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
57.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
7,461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
7th
Malta rank
4th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 7,461 units per square kilometre against 57.6 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 7,403 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 129.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 44 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8561 units per square kilometre 816.51 units per square kilometre 815.65 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 1.97 units per square kilometre 1,295 units per square kilometre 1,293 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 5.53 units per square kilometre 2,961 units per square kilometre 2,956 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 13.14 units per square kilometre 4,694 units per square kilometre 4,681 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 43.84 units per square kilometre 5,537 units per square kilometre 5,493 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 38.11 units per square kilometre 4,296 units per square kilometre 4,258 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Malta?
Malta, at 7,461 units per square kilometre against 57.6 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malta?
7,403 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malta?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malta rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 44 groups.
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.