Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Netherlands
1,231 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1,282 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1,282 units per square kilometre against 1,231 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 51 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 126.51 units per square kilometre 3.92 units per square kilometre 122.58 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 183.96 units per square kilometre 11.97 units per square kilometre 171.99 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 420.64 units per square kilometre 50.66 units per square kilometre 369.98 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 701.46 units per square kilometre 192.25 units per square kilometre 509.21 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 1,084 units per square kilometre 1,070 units per square kilometre 14.14 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 825.02 units per square kilometre 753.55 units per square kilometre 71.47 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1,282 units per square kilometre against 1,231 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
51 units per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th 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.