Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
Costa Rica
7.18 million million ton-km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million million ton-km
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.18 million million ton-km against 7.12 million million ton-km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 55,440 million ton-km.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.26 million million ton-km | 6.32 million million ton-km | 9.94 million million ton-km | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25.57 million million ton-km | 10.12 million million ton-km | 15.45 million million ton-km | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 51.08 million million ton-km | 16.42 million million ton-km | 34.66 million million ton-km | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 18.47 million million ton-km | 21.59 million million ton-km | 3.12 million million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.15 million million ton-km | 30.06 million million ton-km | 17.91 million million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.55 million million ton-km | 27.47 million million ton-km | 22.92 million million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 7.18 million million ton-km against 7.12 million million ton-km in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 55,440 million ton-km, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.