New Zealand vs Rwanda: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

New Zealand
57.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
62.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
56th
Rwanda rank
54th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
0204060197019962023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 62.3 units per square kilometre against 57.09 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 5.21 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1981 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 54th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 15.91 units per square kilometre 0.381 units per square kilometre 15.52 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 23.57 units per square kilometre 0.3713 units per square kilometre 23.2 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 56.97 units per square kilometre 30.7 units per square kilometre 26.27 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 41.77 units per square kilometre 44.02 units per square kilometre 2.25 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 62.3 units per square kilometre against 57.09 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Rwanda?
5.21 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 54th 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.