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
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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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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.