Nigeria vs Senegal: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Nigeria
5.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
5.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
110th
Senegal rank
113th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
02468197019962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.79 units per square kilometre against 5.56 units per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.23 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 110th and Senegal ranks 113th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7618 units per square kilometre 0.5707 units per square kilometre 0.1911 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 2.05 units per square kilometre 0.6676 units per square kilometre 1.39 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.6187 units per square kilometre 0.7279 units per square kilometre 0.1092 units per square kilometre Senegal
2000s 0.972 units per square kilometre 1.91 units per square kilometre 0.9397 units per square kilometre Senegal
2010s 5.51 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre 4.39 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 5.05 units per square kilometre 3.79 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Senegal?
Nigeria, at 5.79 units per square kilometre against 5.56 units per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Senegal?
0.23 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 110th and Senegal ranks 113th 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.