Singapore vs World: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre

Singapore
66,160 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
32.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
World rank
3rd

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre over time

  • Singapore
  • World
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 66,160 units per square kilometre against 32.9 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 66,127 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 2,011.1 times World's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1970s 2,835 units per square kilometre 4.38 units per square kilometre 2,831 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 7,463 units per square kilometre 7.51 units per square kilometre 7,456 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 15,923 units per square kilometre 10.5 units per square kilometre 15,913 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 26,032 units per square kilometre 15.09 units per square kilometre 26,017 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 47,415 units per square kilometre 26.94 units per square kilometre 47,388 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 27,820 units per square kilometre 22.25 units per square kilometre 27,798 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 66,160 units per square kilometre against 32.9 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre between Singapore and World?
66,127 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd 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.