Mexico vs United States: Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports

Mexico
2.16 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
United States
1.14 Per 100 square kilometres
in 2016
Mexico rank
35th
United States rank
37th

Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports over time

  • Mexico
  • United States
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.16 Per 100 square kilometres against 1.14 Per 100 square kilometres in United States, a difference of 1.02 Per 100 square kilometres.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.9 times United States's.

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

Mexico ranks 35th and United States ranks 37th of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United States Difference Ahead
2000s 2.08 Per 100 square kilometres 1.09 Per 100 square kilometres 0.9914 Per 100 square kilometres Mexico
2010s 2.1 Per 100 square kilometres 1.14 Per 100 square kilometres 0.9586 Per 100 square kilometres Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport infrastructure indicators — airports, Mexico or United States?
Mexico, at 2.16 Per 100 square kilometres against 1.14 Per 100 square kilometres in United States as of 2016.
What is the difference in transport infrastructure indicators — airports between Mexico and United States?
1.02 Per 100 square kilometres, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Mexico and United States rank globally for transport infrastructure indicators — airports?
Mexico ranks 35th and United States ranks 37th 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.