Canada vs South Africa: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Canada
0.1227 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1394 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
99th
South Africa rank
96th

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

  • Canada
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1394 units per square kilometre against 0.1227 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0167 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 96th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0377 units per square kilometre 0.0441 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0535 units per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0323 units per square kilometre 0.0732 units per square kilometre 0.0408 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.1102 units per square kilometre 0.1129 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.1439 units per square kilometre 0.1719 units per square kilometre 0.028 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0881 units per square kilometre 0.1082 units per square kilometre 0.0201 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Canada or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1394 units per square kilometre against 0.1227 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square between Canada and South Africa?
0.0167 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Canada ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 96th 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.