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
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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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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.