Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, passengers carried

Mauritius
1.50 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.55 million
in 2023
Mauritius rank
90th
Papua New Guinea rank
88th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

  • Mauritius
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.55 million against 1.50 million in Mauritius, a difference of 42,840.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritius ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 46,080 460,980 414,900 Papua New Guinea
1980s 204,560 707,430 502,870 Papua New Guinea
1990s 670,820 999,750 328,930 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.09 million 938,427 155,757 Mauritius
2010s 1.48 million 1.77 million 288,061 Papua New Guinea
2020s 794,171 1.25 million 454,484 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.55 million against 1.50 million in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
42,840, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
Mauritius ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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.