Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP
Qatar
0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Qatar rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP over time
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0394 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.5 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0046 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.0115 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.0159 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0238 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.0439 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0357 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0768 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0464 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
- Qatar, at 0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0394 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.