Egypt vs Iran: Air transport, passengers carried
Egypt
16.67 million
in 2023
Iran
18.07 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
40th
Iran rank
38th
Air transport, passengers carried over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 18.07 million against 16.67 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.40 million.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Egypt ranks 40th and Iran ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 960,240 | 1.78 million | 822,900 | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 3.53 million | 851,760 | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.70 million | 6.84 million | 3.14 million | Iran |
| 2000s | 5.08 million | 12.86 million | 7.78 million | Iran |
| 2010s | 10.75 million | 19.15 million | 8.40 million | Iran |
| 2020s | 9.76 million | 15.81 million | 6.05 million | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Egypt or Iran?
- Iran, at 18.07 million against 16.67 million in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Egypt and Iran?
- 1.40 million, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
- Egypt ranks 40th and Iran ranks 38th 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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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.