Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Philippines
139.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.37 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 139.19 units per square kilometre against 2.37 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 136.82 units per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 58.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 9.03 units per square kilometre 0.3658 units per square kilometre 8.66 units per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 15.27 units per square kilometre 0.7079 units per square kilometre 14.57 units per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 21.55 units per square kilometre 0.7148 units per square kilometre 20.84 units per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 26.04 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 25.02 units per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 115.81 units per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre 113.71 units per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 72.73 units per square kilometre 1.65 units per square kilometre 71.07 units per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Philippines, at 139.19 units per square kilometre against 2.37 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
136.82 units per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.