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

Romania
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
12.74 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania rank
96th
South Africa rank
95th

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Romania
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12.74 units per square kilometre against 12.2 units per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 0.54 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 95th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.24 units per square kilometre 2.15 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre Romania
1980s 5.04 units per square kilometre 3.64 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre Romania
1990s 4.64 units per square kilometre 5.03 units per square kilometre 0.3854 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 8.35 units per square kilometre 8.76 units per square kilometre 0.4195 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 17.14 units per square kilometre 15.94 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre Romania
2020s 10.44 units per square kilometre 9.32 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Romania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 12.74 units per square kilometre against 12.2 units per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Romania and South Africa?
0.54 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 96th 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.