Ireland vs Maldives: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Ireland
2,795 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
4,746 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
8th
Maldives rank
6th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Maldives
02.0k4.0k6.0k197019962023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4,746 units per square kilometre against 2,795 units per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 1,951 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Maldives ahead.

Ireland ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 6th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 24.77 units per square kilometre 50 units per square kilometre 25.23 units per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 34.13 units per square kilometre 107.67 units per square kilometre 73.54 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 101.08 units per square kilometre 379.6 units per square kilometre 278.52 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 600.49 units per square kilometre 336.57 units per square kilometre 263.92 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 2,033 units per square kilometre 4,248 units per square kilometre 2,216 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1,780 units per square kilometre 2,925 units per square kilometre 1,145 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Ireland or Maldives?
Maldives, at 4,746 units per square kilometre against 2,795 units per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Ireland and Maldives?
1,951 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Maldives?
45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Maldives rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 6th 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.