Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, passengers carried

Bahamas
1.47 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.55 million
in 2023
Bahamas rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
88th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

  • Bahamas
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197519992023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.55 million against 1.47 million in Bahamas, a difference of 82,070.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bahamas ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 262,200 460,980 198,780 Papua New Guinea
1980s 824,360 707,430 116,930 Bahamas
1990s 977,750 999,750 22,000 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.27 million 938,427 335,763 Bahamas
2010s 1.11 million 1.77 million 657,393 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.28 million 1.25 million 28,018 Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Bahamas or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.55 million against 1.47 million in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
82,070, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
Bahamas ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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.