Japan vs Small states: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Japan
330 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
20.6 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
25th
Small states rank
22nd

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Small states
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 330 units per square kilometre against 20.6 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 309.4 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 16.0 times Small states's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 25th and Small states ranks 22nd of 183 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Small states Difference Ahead
1980s 156.96 units per square kilometre 9.62 units per square kilometre 147.35 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 244.33 units per square kilometre 13.53 units per square kilometre 230.79 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 289.9 units per square kilometre 18.37 units per square kilometre 271.53 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 307.6 units per square kilometre 27.41 units per square kilometre 280.19 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 167.35 units per square kilometre 12.53 units per square kilometre 154.82 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 Small states?
Japan, at 330 units per square kilometre against 20.6 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Japan and Small states?
309.4 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Small states?
31 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Japan and Small states rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 25th and Small states ranks 22nd 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.