Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Japan
2.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0632 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
32nd

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

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0123197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.68 units per square kilometre against 0.0632 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 2.62 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 42.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9116 units per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre 0.892 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 1.17 units per square kilometre 0.0258 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.48 units per square kilometre 0.0314 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.78 units per square kilometre 0.0408 units per square kilometre 1.74 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.6 units per square kilometre 0.0647 units per square kilometre 2.53 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.19 units per square kilometre 0.0494 units per square kilometre 2.14 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Japan, at 2.68 units per square kilometre against 0.0632 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
2.62 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Japan ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-registered-carrier-departures-worldwide-per-square-kilometre/japan/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-ida-and-ibrd/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-registered-carrier-departures-worldwide-per-square-kilometre/japan/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-ida-and-ibrd/">Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.