China vs India: Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports
China
0.7989 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
India
0.9754 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
China rank
40th
India rank
38th
Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.9754 Per 100 square kilometres against 0.7989 Per 100 square kilometres in China, a difference of 0.1765 Per 100 square kilometres.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 40th and India ranks 38th of 43 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4882 Per 100 square kilometres | 0.7848 Per 100 square kilometres | 0.2966 Per 100 square kilometres | India |
| 2010s | 0.6878 Per 100 square kilometres | 0.9369 Per 100 square kilometres | 0.2492 Per 100 square kilometres | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport infrastructure indicators — airports, China or India?
- India, at 0.9754 Per 100 square kilometres against 0.7989 Per 100 square kilometres in China as of 2016.
- What is the difference in transport infrastructure indicators — airports between China and India?
- 0.1765 Per 100 square kilometres, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
- How do China and India rank globally for transport infrastructure indicators — airports?
- China ranks 40th and India ranks 38th 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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About this data
The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport infrastructure.