Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, East Asia & Pacific or Spain?

East Asia & Pacific, at 1.28 billion against 94.10 million in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific and Spain?

1.18 billion, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Spain?

50 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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Spain: Air transport, passengers carried

East Asia & Pacific

1.28 billion

in 2023

Spain

94.10 million

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

11th

Spain rank

11th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

East Asia & Pacific
Spain

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.28 billion against 94.10 million in Spain, a difference of 1.18 billion.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.6 times Spain's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Spain ranks 11th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	67.71 million	12.89 million	54.82 million	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	115.00 million	15.92 million	99.08 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	251.43 million	25.96 million	225.47 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	441.65 million	47.78 million	393.87 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	1.04 billion	62.26 million	979.52 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	816.67 million	61.25 million	755.42 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, East Asia & Pacific or Spain?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.28 billion against 94.10 million in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific and Spain?: 1.18 billion, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Spain?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Spain rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Spain ranks 11th of 45 groups.
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.