Malaysia vs Singapore: Air transport, passengers carried

Malaysia
46.70 million
in 2023
Singapore
47.50 million
in 2023
Malaysia rank
24th
Singapore rank
23rd

Air transport, passengers carried over time

  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 47.50 million against 46.70 million in Malaysia, a difference of 804,400.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Malaysia ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 23rd of 183 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 million 1.81 million 338,840 Malaysia
1980s 6.19 million 5.00 million 1.19 million Malaysia
1990s 13.70 million 10.67 million 3.03 million Malaysia
2000s 19.06 million 17.90 million 1.16 million Malaysia
2010s 49.63 million 33.64 million 15.99 million Malaysia
2020s 23.89 million 19.97 million 3.92 million Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Malaysia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 47.50 million against 46.70 million in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Malaysia and Singapore?
804,400, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
Malaysia ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 23rd 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

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