Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Nigeria
0.0675 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.076 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
114th
Papua New Guinea rank
112th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.076 units per square kilometre against 0.0675 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0085 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nigeria ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 183 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0316 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0325 units per square kilometre 0.099 units per square kilometre 0.0665 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0112 units per square kilometre 0.0871 units per square kilometre 0.0758 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0145 units per square kilometre 0.0511 units per square kilometre 0.0366 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0691 units per square kilometre 0.0928 units per square kilometre 0.0237 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0695 units per square kilometre 0.081 units per square kilometre 0.0115 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.076 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 Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.0085 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Nigeria ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th 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.