Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, New Zealand or Small states?

Small states, at 15.49 million against 15.03 million in New Zealand as of 2022.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between New Zealand and Small states?

452,200, with Small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Small states?

31 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.

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.

New Zealand vs Small states: Air transport, passengers carried

New Zealand

15.03 million

in 2023

Small states

15.49 million

in 2022

New Zealand rank

44th

Small states rank

41st

Air transport, passengers carried over time

New Zealand
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 15.49 million against 15.03 million in New Zealand, a difference of 452,200.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Small states ahead.

New Zealand ranks 44th and Small states ranks 41st of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Small states in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.68 million	6.62 million	1.94 million	Small states
1990s	7.60 million	9.75 million	2.15 million	Small states
2000s	11.45 million	13.31 million	1.86 million	Small states
2010s	15.04 million	20.21 million	5.17 million	Small states
2020s	9.65 million	9.42 million	229,490	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, New Zealand or Small states?: Small states, at 15.49 million against 15.03 million in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between New Zealand and Small states?: 452,200, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Small states?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Small states rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: New Zealand ranks 44th and Small states ranks 41st 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: 20 August 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.