What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by air between Malta and Nigeria?

50.36 million revenue passenger kilometres, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?

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.

Malta vs Nigeria: Passenger-kilometers by air

Malta

3.34 billion revenue passenger kilometres

in 2024

Nigeria

3.39 billion revenue passenger kilometres

in 2024

Malta rank

84th

Nigeria rank

82nd

Passenger-kilometers by air over time

Malta
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.39 billion revenue passenger kilometres against 3.34 billion revenue passenger kilometres in Malta, a difference of 50.36 million revenue passenger kilometres.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malta ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 82nd of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.99 billion revenue passenger kilometres	2.74 billion revenue passenger kilometres	253.05 million revenue passenger kilometres	Malta
2020s	2.26 billion revenue passenger kilometres	2.58 billion revenue passenger kilometres	319.39 million revenue passenger kilometres	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger-kilometers by air, Malta or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 3.39 billion revenue passenger kilometres against 3.34 billion revenue passenger kilometres in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by air between Malta and Nigeria?: 50.36 million revenue passenger kilometres, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Malta and Nigeria rank globally for passenger-kilometers by air?: Malta ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 82nd 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.