Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Australia
0.0883 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.076 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
110th
Papua New Guinea rank
112th

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

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0883 units per square kilometre against 0.076 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0123 units per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Australia ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0212 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0321 units per square kilometre 0.099 units per square kilometre 0.0668 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0461 units per square kilometre 0.0871 units per square kilometre 0.041 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0522 units per square kilometre 0.0511 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0842 units per square kilometre 0.0928 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0624 units per square kilometre 0.081 units per square kilometre 0.0185 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Australia, at 0.0883 units per square kilometre against 0.076 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0123 units per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Australia ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, 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, registered carrier departures worldwide, 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, 10,074 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 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.