Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 56.96 million against 37.71 million in Qatar as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

19.24 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

Qatar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried

Qatar

37.71 million

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

56.96 million

in 2023

Qatar rank

29th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

33rd

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Qatar
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 56.96 million against 37.71 million in Qatar, a difference of 19.24 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.5 times Qatar's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 183 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	278,567	8.75 million	8.47 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	638,270	14.39 million	13.75 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	1.18 million	15.26 million	14.08 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	5.86 million	22.21 million	16.36 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	23.29 million	49.74 million	26.45 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	23.16 million	39.72 million	16.56 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 56.96 million against 37.71 million in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 19.24 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Qatar ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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.