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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
57.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1,282 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
05001.0k1.5k197419982023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1,282 units per square kilometre against 57.6 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 1,224 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 22.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8561 units per square kilometre 3.92 units per square kilometre 3.07 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 1.97 units per square kilometre 11.97 units per square kilometre 10 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 5.53 units per square kilometre 50.66 units per square kilometre 45.13 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 11.16 units per square kilometre 192.25 units per square kilometre 181.09 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 43.84 units per square kilometre 1,070 units per square kilometre 1,027 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 38.11 units per square kilometre 753.55 units per square kilometre 715.44 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1,282 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 United Arab Emirates?
1,224 units per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th 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.