Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?

Saudi Arabia, at 47.98 million against 47.50 million in Singapore as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Saudi Arabia and Singapore?

477,200, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Singapore?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Saudi Arabia vs Singapore: Air transport, passengers carried

Saudi Arabia

47.98 million

in 2023

Singapore

47.50 million

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

22nd

Singapore rank

23rd

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Saudi Arabia
Singapore

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 47.98 million against 47.50 million in Singapore, a difference of 477,200.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 23rd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.79 million	1.81 million	977,820	Saudi Arabia
1980s	10.14 million	5.00 million	5.14 million	Saudi Arabia
1990s	11.40 million	10.67 million	731,120	Saudi Arabia
2000s	15.19 million	17.90 million	2.71 million	Singapore
2010s	32.25 million	33.64 million	1.39 million	Singapore
2020s	31.84 million	19.97 million	11.86 million	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?: Saudi Arabia, at 47.98 million against 47.50 million in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Saudi Arabia and Singapore?: 477,200, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Singapore?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Singapore rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd 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: 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.