Afghanistan vs Libya: Number airline passengers

Afghanistan
1.03 million
in 2023
Libya
1.09 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
100th
Libya rank
97th

Number airline passengers over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Libya
01.0M2.0M3.0M197019962023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.09 million against 1.03 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 63,200.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 100th and Libya ranks 97th of 183 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 98,500 537,100 438,600 Libya
1980s 185,570 1.53 million 1.35 million Libya
1990s 188,990 951,910 762,920 Libya
2000s 149,705 600,734 451,029 Libya
2010s 1.80 million 1.85 million 50,029 Libya
2020s 732,764 960,874 228,110 Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, Afghanistan or Libya?
Libya, at 1.09 million against 1.03 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between Afghanistan and Libya?
63,200, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for number airline passengers?
Afghanistan ranks 100th and Libya ranks 97th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number airline passengers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number airline passengers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed