Costa Rica vs Iran: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita

Costa Rica
1.41 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Iran
1.51 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
95th
Iran rank
94th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.51 million ton-km per person against 1.41 million ton-km per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 million ton-km per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 95th and Iran ranks 94th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 5.95 million ton-km per person 1.06 million ton-km per person 4.88 million ton-km per person Costa Rica
1980s 9.38 million ton-km per person 1.69 million ton-km per person 7.69 million ton-km per person Costa Rica
1990s 14.39 million ton-km per person 1.53 million ton-km per person 12.86 million ton-km per person Costa Rica
2000s 4.51 million ton-km per person 1.45 million ton-km per person 3.07 million ton-km per person Costa Rica
2010s 2.55 million ton-km per person 1.58 million ton-km per person 0.9765 million ton-km per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.8946 million ton-km per person 2.32 million ton-km per person 1.43 million ton-km per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Costa Rica or Iran?
Iran, at 1.51 million ton-km per person against 1.41 million ton-km per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Costa Rica and Iran?
0.1 million ton-km per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Iran ranks 94th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita
Unit
million ton-km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 7,506 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.