Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square

Portugal
1.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.511.52197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.95 units per square kilometre against 0.03 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.92 units per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 65.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Portugal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4843 units per square kilometre 0.0124 units per square kilometre 0.4719 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.3814 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 0.3656 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.8117 units per square kilometre 0.015 units per square kilometre 0.7967 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.37 units per square kilometre 0.0171 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 1.68 units per square kilometre 0.0309 units per square kilometre 1.65 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 1.39 units per square kilometre 0.0238 units per square kilometre 1.36 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Portugal, at 1.95 units per square kilometre against 0.03 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.92 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
Portugal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th 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

Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-registered-carrier-departures-worldwide-per-square-kilometre/portugal/sub-saharan-africa/

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/portugal/sub-saharan-africa/">Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: 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.