New Zealand vs Sweden: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre
New Zealand
57.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
48.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
56th
Sweden rank
59th
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 57.09 units per square kilometre against 48.01 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 9.08 units per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 59th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.58 units per square kilometre | 8.8 units per square kilometre | 1.78 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.64 units per square kilometre | 19.07 units per square kilometre | 3.43 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 28.85 units per square kilometre | 26.31 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 43.37 units per square kilometre | 30.49 units per square kilometre | 12.87 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 56.97 units per square kilometre | 126.41 units per square kilometre | 69.44 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 41.77 units per square kilometre | 42.33 units per square kilometre | 0.5575 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 57.09 units per square kilometre against 48.01 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 9.08 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 59th 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.