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

Malta
7,461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
32.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
World rank
3rd

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • World
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 7,461 units per square kilometre against 32.9 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 7,428 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 226.8 times World's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 4th and World ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta World Difference Ahead
1970s 676.01 units per square kilometre 4.38 units per square kilometre 671.63 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 1,295 units per square kilometre 7.51 units per square kilometre 1,287 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 2,961 units per square kilometre 10.5 units per square kilometre 2,951 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 4,694 units per square kilometre 15.09 units per square kilometre 4,679 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 5,537 units per square kilometre 26.94 units per square kilometre 5,510 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 4,296 units per square kilometre 22.25 units per square kilometre 4,274 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 World?
Malta, at 7,461 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 Malta and World?
7,428 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and World rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 4th 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.