Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: Air transport, passengers carried

Afghanistan
1.03 million
in 2023
Turkmenistan
1.08 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
100th
Turkmenistan rank
98th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Turkmenistan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019962023

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1.08 million against 1.03 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 46,740.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 174,843 694,400 519,557 Turkmenistan
2000s 149,705 1.28 million 1.13 million Turkmenistan
2010s 1.80 million 1.19 million 607,760 Afghanistan
2020s 732,764 879,587 146,824 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Afghanistan or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 1.08 million against 1.03 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
46,740, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
Afghanistan ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.