What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by air between Costa Rica and Iraq?

159.74 million revenue passenger kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data, published as Passenger-kilometers by air. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Iraq: Passenger-kilometers by air

Costa Rica

4.22 billion revenue passenger kilometres

in 2024

Iraq

4.06 billion revenue passenger kilometres

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

78th

Iraq rank

79th

Passenger-kilometers by air over time

Costa Rica
Iraq

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.22 billion revenue passenger kilometres against 4.06 billion revenue passenger kilometres in Iraq, a difference of 159.74 million revenue passenger kilometres.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 79th of 156 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.15 billion revenue passenger kilometres	5.41 billion revenue passenger kilometres	2.26 billion revenue passenger kilometres	Iraq
2020s	2.36 billion revenue passenger kilometres	2.91 billion revenue passenger kilometres	549.00 million revenue passenger kilometres	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger-kilometers by air, Costa Rica or Iraq?: Costa Rica, at 4.22 billion revenue passenger kilometres against 4.06 billion revenue passenger kilometres in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by air between Costa Rica and Iraq?: 159.74 million revenue passenger kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for passenger-kilometers by air?: Costa Rica ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 79th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data, published as Passenger-kilometers by air. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Passenger-kilometers by air
Unit: revenue passenger kilometres
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 156 places, 1,072 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport.