India vs Sri Lanka: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

India
60.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
62.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 62.5 units per square kilometre against 60.68 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 1.82 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

India ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.38 units per square kilometre 1.89 units per square kilometre 0.5056 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 3.46 units per square kilometre 9.32 units per square kilometre 5.86 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 4.37 units per square kilometre 17.67 units per square kilometre 13.3 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 10.75 units per square kilometre 38.4 units per square kilometre 27.65 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 35.61 units per square kilometre 76.97 units per square kilometre 41.36 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 39.8 units per square kilometre 37.3 units per square kilometre 2.5 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 62.5 units per square kilometre against 60.68 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
1.82 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
India ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.