Europe & Central Asia vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
40.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1,282 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1,282 units per square kilometre against 40.24 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 1,242 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 31.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 17.93 units per square kilometre 53.65 units per square kilometre 35.72 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 17.45 units per square kilometre 192.25 units per square kilometre 174.8 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 34 units per square kilometre 1,070 units per square kilometre 1,036 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 26.8 units per square kilometre 753.55 units per square kilometre 726.74 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, Europe & Central Asia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1,282 units per square kilometre against 40.24 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?
1,242 units per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th 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.