Maldives vs Pacific island small states: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Maldives
112.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pacific island small states
0.8111 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
4th
Pacific island small states rank
1st

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

  • Maldives
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 112.36 units per square kilometre against 0.8111 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, a difference of 111.55 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 138.5 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 4th and Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1980s 2.21 units per square kilometre 0.5809 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 9.2 units per square kilometre 1.07 units per square kilometre 8.13 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 15.01 units per square kilometre 1.21 units per square kilometre 13.8 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 99.5 units per square kilometre 0.9294 units per square kilometre 98.58 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 72.52 units per square kilometre 0.5433 units per square kilometre 71.98 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Maldives or Pacific island small states?
Maldives, at 112.36 units per square kilometre against 0.8111 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square between Maldives and Pacific island small states?
111.55 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Pacific island small states?
38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Pacific island small states rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Maldives ranks 4th and Pacific island small states ranks 1st 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.