Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Panama: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
7.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
212.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st
Panama rank
28th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Panama
050100150200197019962023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 212.32 units per square kilometre against 7.56 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 204.76 units per square kilometre.

That makes Panama's figure about 28.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9823 units per square kilometre 4.41 units per square kilometre 3.43 units per square kilometre Panama
1980s 2.1 units per square kilometre 4.8 units per square kilometre 2.71 units per square kilometre Panama
1990s 2.74 units per square kilometre 7.6 units per square kilometre 4.85 units per square kilometre Panama
2000s 3.76 units per square kilometre 29.06 units per square kilometre 25.3 units per square kilometre Panama
2010s 6.65 units per square kilometre 142.15 units per square kilometre 135.5 units per square kilometre Panama
2020s 5.26 units per square kilometre 137.64 units per square kilometre 132.38 units per square kilometre Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Panama?
Panama, at 212.32 units per square kilometre against 7.56 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Panama?
204.76 units per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Panama?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Panama rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th 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.