Maldives vs Mongolia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Maldives
29.46 million million ton-km
in 2023
Mongolia
26.52 million million ton-km
in 2023
Maldives rank
78th
Mongolia rank
80th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Maldives
- Mongolia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 29.46 million million ton-km against 26.52 million million ton-km in Mongolia, a difference of 2.94 million million ton-km.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mongolia ahead.
Maldives ranks 78th and Mongolia ranks 80th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.45 million million ton-km | 4.35 million million ton-km | 2.10 million million ton-km | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.33 million million ton-km | 6.42 million million ton-km | 5.09 million million ton-km | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 4.10 million million ton-km | 7.89 million million ton-km | 3.79 million million ton-km | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 15.27 million million ton-km | 10.20 million million ton-km | 5.08 million million ton-km | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Maldives or Mongolia?
- Maldives, at 29.46 million million ton-km against 26.52 million million ton-km in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Maldives and Mongolia?
- 2.94 million million ton-km, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mongolia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Mongolia rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Maldives ranks 78th and Mongolia ranks 80th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tonnes times kilometers traveled.