Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Air transport, passengers carried

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.72 million
in 2023
Sweden
19.55 million
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th
Sweden rank
35th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 56.72 million against 19.55 million in Sweden, a difference of 37.17 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.9 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 7.37 million 3.58 million 3.78 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 14.26 million 7.77 million 6.49 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 14.95 million 10.72 million 4.24 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 17.49 million 12.42 million 5.07 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 49.30 million 51.49 million 2.18 million Sweden
2020s 39.53 million 17.24 million 22.30 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 56.72 million against 19.55 million in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
37.17 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 groups.
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.