Australia vs China: Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports

Australia
0.234 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
China
0.7989 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
Australia rank
43rd
China rank
40th

Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports over time

  • Australia
  • China
0.20.40.60.8200420102016

How they compare

China currently reports 0.7989 Per 100 square kilometres against 0.234 Per 100 square kilometres in Australia, a difference of 0.5649 Per 100 square kilometres.

That makes China's figure about 3.4 times Australia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 43rd and China ranks 40th of 43 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1562 Per 100 square kilometres 0.4882 Per 100 square kilometres 0.332 Per 100 square kilometres China
2010s 0.1878 Per 100 square kilometres 0.6878 Per 100 square kilometres 0.5 Per 100 square kilometres China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport infrastructure indicators — airports, Australia or China?
China, at 0.7989 Per 100 square kilometres against 0.234 Per 100 square kilometres in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in transport infrastructure indicators — airports between Australia and China?
0.5649 Per 100 square kilometres, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Australia and China rank globally for transport infrastructure indicators — airports?
Australia ranks 43rd and China ranks 40th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports
Unit
Per 100 square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 698 data points, 2004–2016
Last refreshed

The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport infrastructure.