Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0031 units per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0033 units per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
78th

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0033 units per person against 0.0031 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0048 units per person 0.0066 units per person 0.0018 units per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0042 units per person 0.0127 units per person 0.0085 units per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0061 units per person 0.009 units per person 0.0028 units per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0079 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0042 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0092 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0044 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.004 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0004 units per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0033 units per person against 0.0031 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,236 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.