Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Barbados
1.63 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0295 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

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

  • Barbados
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0123197019962023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.63 units per square kilometre against 0.0295 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.6 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 55.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 183 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9561 units per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre 0.9436 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 1.4 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 1.63 units per square kilometre 0.0151 units per square kilometre 1.61 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Barbados, at 1.63 units per square kilometre against 0.0295 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 1991.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.6 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1991.
How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Barbados ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.