East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malta: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
58.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
7,461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th
Malta rank
4th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malta
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k197019962023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 7,461 units per square kilometre against 58.03 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7,403 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 128.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8572 units per square kilometre 816.51 units per square kilometre 815.65 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 1.98 units per square kilometre 1,295 units per square kilometre 1,293 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 5.56 units per square kilometre 2,961 units per square kilometre 2,956 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 13.24 units per square kilometre 4,694 units per square kilometre 4,681 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 44.16 units per square kilometre 5,537 units per square kilometre 5,493 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 38.4 units per square kilometre 4,296 units per square kilometre 4,257 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malta?
Malta, at 7,461 units per square kilometre against 58.03 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
7,403 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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.