Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Qatar
3,282 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1,282 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3,282 units per square kilometre against 1,282 units per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2,000 units per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.6 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 23.99 units per square kilometre 3.92 units per square kilometre 20.07 units per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 54.98 units per square kilometre 11.97 units per square kilometre 43 units per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 101.88 units per square kilometre 50.66 units per square kilometre 51.21 units per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 385.73 units per square kilometre 192.25 units per square kilometre 193.48 units per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 2,021 units per square kilometre 1,070 units per square kilometre 950.64 units per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 2,016 units per square kilometre 753.55 units per square kilometre 1,262 units per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 3,282 units per square kilometre against 1,282 units per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
2,000 units per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Qatar ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th 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.