New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre
New Zealand
57.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
62.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 62.5 units per square kilometre against 57.09 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 5.41 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.58 units per square kilometre | 1.89 units per square kilometre | 8.69 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.64 units per square kilometre | 9.32 units per square kilometre | 6.32 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 28.85 units per square kilometre | 17.67 units per square kilometre | 11.17 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 45.21 units per square kilometre | 38.4 units per square kilometre | 6.81 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 56.97 units per square kilometre | 76.97 units per square kilometre | 20 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 41.77 units per square kilometre | 37.3 units per square kilometre | 4.47 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 62.5 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 Sri Lanka?
- 5.41 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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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About this data
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.