Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Kuwait
533.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
22.67 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0200400600197019962023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 533.1 units per square kilometre against 22.67 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 510.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 23.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Kuwait ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 33.72 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre 32.49 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 81.06 units per square kilometre 2.98 units per square kilometre 78.09 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 95.92 units per square kilometre 4.11 units per square kilometre 91.81 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 134.8 units per square kilometre 6.17 units per square kilometre 128.62 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 257.84 units per square kilometre 17.65 units per square kilometre 240.19 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 292.32 units per square kilometre 14.27 units per square kilometre 278.06 units per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Kuwait, at 533.1 units per square kilometre against 22.67 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
510.43 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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.