Peru vs South Africa: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Peru
13.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
12.74 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
92nd
South Africa rank
95th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 13.84 units per square kilometre against 12.74 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1.1 units per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Peru ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 95th of 183 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7985 units per square kilometre 2.15 units per square kilometre 1.36 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1.57 units per square kilometre 3.64 units per square kilometre 2.06 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 1.56 units per square kilometre 5.03 units per square kilometre 3.46 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2.91 units per square kilometre 8.76 units per square kilometre 5.86 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 10.31 units per square kilometre 15.94 units per square kilometre 5.63 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 9.23 units per square kilometre 9.32 units per square kilometre 0.0894 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 13.84 units per square kilometre against 12.74 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Peru and South Africa?
1.1 units per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 95th 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.