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

Maldives
4,746 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
7,461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
6th
Malta rank
4th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Malta
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k197019962023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 7,461 units per square kilometre against 4,746 units per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 2,715 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malta ahead.

Maldives ranks 6th and Malta ranks 4th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 50 units per square kilometre 884.5 units per square kilometre 834.5 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 107.67 units per square kilometre 1,295 units per square kilometre 1,187 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 379.6 units per square kilometre 2,961 units per square kilometre 2,582 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 336.57 units per square kilometre 4,694 units per square kilometre 4,358 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 4,248 units per square kilometre 5,837 units per square kilometre 1,589 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 2,925 units per square kilometre 4,296 units per square kilometre 1,370 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Maldives or Malta?
Malta, at 7,461 units per square kilometre against 4,746 units per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Maldives and Malta?
2,715 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 6th and Malta ranks 4th 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.