Japan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Japan
330 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 330 units per square kilometre against 15.79 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 314.21 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 20.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 183 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 78.09 units per square kilometre 1.45 units per square kilometre 76.64 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 145 units per square kilometre 2.79 units per square kilometre 142.21 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 244.33 units per square kilometre 3.69 units per square kilometre 240.63 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 280 units per square kilometre 5.44 units per square kilometre 274.56 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 309.68 units per square kilometre 12.35 units per square kilometre 297.34 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 208.01 units per square kilometre 11.3 units per square kilometre 196.71 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Japan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Japan, at 330 units per square kilometre against 15.79 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
314.21 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th 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.