Which has higher air passengers, Bahrain or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh, at 6.63 million against 5.73 million in Bahrain as of 2023.

What is the difference in air passengers between Bahrain and Bangladesh?

894,080, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bangladesh?

47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Air passengers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Bangladesh: Air passengers

Bahrain

5.73 million

in 2023

Bangladesh

6.63 million

in 2023

Bahrain rank

58th

Bangladesh rank

56th

Air passengers over time

Bahrain
Bangladesh

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 6.63 million against 5.73 million in Bahrain, a difference of 894,080.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bahrain ranks 58th and Bangladesh ranks 56th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Bangladesh in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1970s	288,771	500,557	211,786	Bangladesh
1980s	638,270	775,240	136,970	Bangladesh
1990s	1.08 million	1.16 million	80,190	Bangladesh
2000s	2.21 million	1.49 million	712,342	Bahrain
2010s	5.53 million	3.63 million	1.90 million	Bahrain
2020s	3.43 million	4.66 million	1.23 million	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air passengers, Bahrain or Bangladesh?: Bangladesh, at 6.63 million against 5.73 million in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in air passengers between Bahrain and Bangladesh?: 894,080, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bangladesh?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Bangladesh rank globally for air passengers?: Bahrain ranks 58th and Bangladesh ranks 56th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Air passengers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Air passengers
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Domestic and international passengers of airlines registered in the country. Passengers counted each time they travel.