Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
3.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
3.22 units per square kilometre
in 2009
Papua New Guinea rank
126th
Uruguay rank
128th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.42 units per square kilometre against 3.22 units per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uruguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 183 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 1.02 units per square kilometre 1.91 units per square kilometre 0.8895 units per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s 1.56 units per square kilometre 2.07 units per square kilometre 0.5031 units per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 2.21 units per square kilometre 2.71 units per square kilometre 0.5027 units per square kilometre Uruguay
2000s 2.07 units per square kilometre 3.25 units per square kilometre 1.18 units per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.42 units per square kilometre against 3.22 units per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
0.2 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2009.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 128th 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.