Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Canada or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 91.06 million against 88.62 million in Canada as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Canada and United Arab Emirates?

2.44 million, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?

46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.

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.

Canada vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, passengers carried

Canada

88.62 million

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

91.06 million

in 2023

Canada rank

13th

United Arab Emirates rank

12th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Canada
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 91.06 million against 88.62 million in Canada, a difference of 2.44 million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.78 million	278,567	17.50 million	Canada
1980s	20.54 million	850,200	19.69 million	Canada
1990s	20.60 million	3.60 million	17.00 million	Canada
2000s	39.12 million	13.65 million	25.47 million	Canada
2010s	78.88 million	76.02 million	2.86 million	Canada
2020s	52.02 million	53.52 million	1.50 million	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Canada or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 91.06 million against 88.62 million in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Canada and United Arab Emirates?: 2.44 million, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Canada ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 184 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: 20 August 2026

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