Iceland vs United Kingdom: Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports

Iceland
12.97 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
United Kingdom
15.71 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
Iceland rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
6th

Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports over time

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom
5101520200420102016

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15.71 Per 100 square kilometres against 12.97 Per 100 square kilometres in Iceland, a difference of 2.74 Per 100 square kilometres.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 6.32 Per 100 square kilometres 16.53 Per 100 square kilometres 10.22 Per 100 square kilometres United Kingdom
2010s 9.26 Per 100 square kilometres 16.3 Per 100 square kilometres 7.03 Per 100 square kilometres United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport infrastructure indicators — airports, Iceland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 15.71 Per 100 square kilometres against 12.97 Per 100 square kilometres in Iceland as of 2016.
What is the difference in transport infrastructure indicators — airports between Iceland and United Kingdom?
2.74 Per 100 square kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for transport infrastructure indicators — airports?
Iceland ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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.