Iraq vs Nigeria: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Iraq
0.085 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0675 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
111th
Nigeria rank
114th

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

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.085 units per square kilometre against 0.0675 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0175 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 111th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 183 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0182 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre 0.0053 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0193 units per square kilometre 0.0325 units per square kilometre 0.0131 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0428 units per square kilometre 0.0691 units per square kilometre 0.0263 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0573 units per square kilometre 0.0695 units per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Iraq or Nigeria?
Iraq, at 0.085 units per square kilometre against 0.0675 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square between Iraq and Nigeria?
0.0175 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Iraq ranks 111th and Nigeria ranks 114th 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.