Barbados vs South Africa: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP

Barbados
0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 1991
South Africa
0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Barbados rank
104th
South Africa rank
107th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 107th of 179 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0036 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, Barbados or South Africa?
Barbados, at 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 1991.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Barbados and South Africa?
0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1991.
How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
Barbados ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 107th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,236 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.