Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Air transport, passengers carried

Papua New Guinea
1.55 million
in 2023
Tanzania
1.91 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
88th
Tanzania rank
85th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.91 million against 1.55 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 363,560.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Tanzania ranks 85th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 460,980 230,440 230,540 Papua New Guinea
1980s 707,430 404,490 302,940 Papua New Guinea
1990s 999,750 227,430 772,320 Papua New Guinea
2000s 938,427 247,889 690,538 Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.77 million 1.19 million 575,571 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.25 million 1.43 million 177,548 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.91 million against 1.55 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
363,560, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Tanzania ranks 85th 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.