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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
7.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
175.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st
Vietnam rank
31st

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 175.84 units per square kilometre against 7.56 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 168.28 units per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 23.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vietnam ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6719 units per square kilometre 2.46 units per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre Vietnam
1980s 2.1 units per square kilometre 0.1783 units per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 2.74 units per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 3.76 units per square kilometre 18.7 units per square kilometre 14.95 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 6.65 units per square kilometre 96.47 units per square kilometre 89.83 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 5.26 units per square kilometre 119.9 units per square kilometre 114.63 units per square kilometre Vietnam

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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 175.84 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 Vietnam?
168.28 units per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Vietnam ranks 31st 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.