Egypt vs South Africa: Air transport, passengers carried
Egypt
16.67 million
in 2023
South Africa
15.45 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
40th
South Africa rank
42nd
Air transport, passengers carried over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.67 million against 15.45 million in South Africa, a difference of 1.22 million.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 960,240 | 2.61 million | 1.65 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 4.41 million | 1.74 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.70 million | 6.10 million | 2.40 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 5.08 million | 10.63 million | 5.55 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | 10.75 million | 19.34 million | 8.59 million | South Africa |
| 2020s | 9.76 million | 11.30 million | 1.55 million | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 16.67 million against 15.45 million in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Egypt and South Africa?
- 1.22 million, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
- Egypt ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd 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.