Portugal vs Spain: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre
Portugal
199.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
188.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
29th
Spain rank
30th
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 199.65 units per square kilometre against 188.32 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 11.33 units per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and Spain ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.72 units per square kilometre | 21.98 units per square kilometre | 1.25 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 26.98 units per square kilometre | 31.88 units per square kilometre | 4.9 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 54.6 units per square kilometre | 51.98 units per square kilometre | 2.62 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 95.94 units per square kilometre | 95.75 units per square kilometre | 0.1947 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 151.13 units per square kilometre | 124.57 units per square kilometre | 26.57 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 131.62 units per square kilometre | 122.58 units per square kilometre | 9.04 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 199.65 units per square kilometre against 188.32 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 11.33 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 29th and Spain ranks 30th 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.