Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Saudi Arabia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 196.80 million against 47.98 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Saudi Arabia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

148.82 million, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, passengers carried

Saudi Arabia

47.98 million

in 2023

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

196.80 million

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

22nd

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

26th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Saudi Arabia
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 196.80 million against 47.98 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 148.82 million.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 4.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th of 183 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.79 million	4.84 million	2.06 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s	10.14 million	12.17 million	2.03 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	11.40 million	16.08 million	4.68 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	15.19 million	36.49 million	21.30 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	32.25 million	116.63 million	84.38 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	31.84 million	129.59 million	97.75 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Saudi Arabia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 196.80 million against 47.98 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Saudi Arabia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 148.82 million, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th 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.