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

Maldives
4,746 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
32.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
6th
World rank
3rd

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • World
02.0k4.0k6.0k197019962023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4,746 units per square kilometre against 32.9 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 4,713 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 144.3 times World's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives World Difference Ahead
1970s 50 units per square kilometre 5.07 units per square kilometre 44.93 units per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 107.67 units per square kilometre 7.51 units per square kilometre 100.16 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 379.6 units per square kilometre 10.5 units per square kilometre 369.1 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 336.57 units per square kilometre 15.09 units per square kilometre 321.48 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 4,248 units per square kilometre 29.94 units per square kilometre 4,218 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 2,925 units per square kilometre 22.25 units per square kilometre 2,903 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Maldives or World?
Maldives, at 4,746 units per square kilometre against 32.9 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Maldives and World?
4,713 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Maldives and World rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd 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.