Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
199.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th
Portugal rank
29th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 199.65 units per square kilometre against 14.58 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 185.07 units per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 13.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 1.47 units per square kilometre 20.72 units per square kilometre 19.26 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 2.79 units per square kilometre 26.98 units per square kilometre 24.18 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 3.57 units per square kilometre 54.6 units per square kilometre 51.03 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 5.18 units per square kilometre 95.94 units per square kilometre 90.77 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 11.5 units per square kilometre 151.13 units per square kilometre 139.63 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 10.49 units per square kilometre 131.62 units per square kilometre 121.14 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 199.65 units per square kilometre against 14.58 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
185.07 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 44 groups.
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.