Maldives vs Vanuatu: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Maldives
29.46 million million ton-km
in 2023
Vanuatu
30.27 million million ton-km
in 2023
Maldives rank
78th
Vanuatu rank
77th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 30.27 million million ton-km against 29.46 million million ton-km in Maldives, a difference of 812,900 million ton-km.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 78th and Vanuatu ranks 77th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.35 million million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 1.25 million million ton-km | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6.45 million million ton-km | 1.58 million million ton-km | 4.87 million million ton-km | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.33 million million ton-km | 1.81 million million ton-km | 485,200 million ton-km | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 4.10 million million ton-km | 1.65 million million ton-km | 2.45 million million ton-km | Maldives |
| 2020s | 15.27 million million ton-km | 12.14 million million ton-km | 3.13 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 30.27 million million ton-km against 29.46 million million ton-km in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 812,900 million ton-km, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Maldives ranks 78th and Vanuatu ranks 77th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – 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.