Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports by country
The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport infrastructure.
Countries reporting
43
Highest
937.5 Per 100 square kilometres
Malta
Lowest
0.234 Per 100 square kilometres
Australia
Median
6.21 Per 100 square kilometres
Years covered
13
2004–2016
Data points
698
What the numbers show
Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 937.5 Per 100 square kilometres in Malta; the lowest is 0.234 Per 100 square kilometres in Australia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.21 Per 100 square kilometres, and the mean is 29.25 Per 100 square kilometres.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,006.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 85.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 33.3%).
Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 937.5 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 38.85 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Israel | 18.48 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 17.84 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 16.48 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15.71 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 15.19 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Montenegro | 14.87 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Iceland | 12.97 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 12.5 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 11.16 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 10.16 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 13 | Japan | 10.15 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | France | 10.02 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 8.73 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 8.59 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 7.93 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 7.27 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Armenia | 7.02 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 6.48 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 21 | New Zealand | 6.46 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 22 | Spain | 6.21 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.86 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 4.84 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 4.66 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 4.35 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 27 | Georgia | 4.32 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 3.83 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 3.68 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 3.65 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 3.43 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 3.36 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 3.29 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 34 | Hungary | 3.29 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 2.16 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 36 | Ukraine | 1.9 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 37 | United States of America | 1.14 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 38 | India | 0.9754 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 0.8083 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 40 | China | 0.7989 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 41 | Canada | 0.3792 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 0.2923 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 43 | Australia | 0.234 Per 100 square kilometres | 2016 | up 38.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Netherlands 14.85 Per 100 square kilometres
- Croatia 14.29 Per 100 square kilometres
- Korea 12.31 Per 100 square kilometres
- Slovenia 4.96 Per 100 square kilometres
- Slovak Republic 6.24 Per 100 square kilometres
- Lithuania 4.79 Per 100 square kilometres
- Estonia 4.6 Per 100 square kilometres
- Moldova 3.04 Per 100 square kilometres
- Poland 3.59 Per 100 square kilometres
- Türkiye 3.38 Per 100 square kilometres
- Latvia 1.61 Per 100 square kilometres
About this data
The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport infrastructure.