Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 56.72 million against 20.26 million in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

36.46 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried

Italy

20.26 million

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

56.72 million

in 2023

Italy rank

34th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

35th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Italy
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 56.72 million against 20.26 million in Italy, a difference of 36.46 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.8 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.37 million	7.37 million	998,680	Italy
1980s	13.32 million	14.26 million	935,410	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s	23.87 million	14.95 million	8.91 million	Italy
2000s	33.65 million	21.72 million	11.93 million	Italy
2010s	29.17 million	49.30 million	20.13 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s	11.30 million	39.53 million	28.24 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 56.72 million against 20.26 million in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 36.46 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Italy ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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: 03 September 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.