Malta vs South Asia: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Malta
7,461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
58.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
South Asia rank
4th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 7,461 units per square kilometre against 58.8 units per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 7,402 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 126.9 times South Asia's.

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

Malta ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 4th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 640.31 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre 638.87 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 1,295 units per square kilometre 3.63 units per square kilometre 1,291 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 2,961 units per square kilometre 4.8 units per square kilometre 2,957 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 4,694 units per square kilometre 10.9 units per square kilometre 4,683 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 5,537 units per square kilometre 34.84 units per square kilometre 5,502 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 4,296 units per square kilometre 38.72 units per square kilometre 4,257 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, Malta or South Asia?
Malta, at 7,461 units per square kilometre against 58.8 units per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Malta and South Asia?
7,402 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Asia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and South Asia rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 4th and South Asia 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.