Afghanistan vs Libya: Number of airline passengers per year
Afghanistan
1.03 million
in 2023
Libya
1.09 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
100th
Libya rank
97th
Number of airline passengers per year over time
- Afghanistan
- Libya
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 of airline passengers per year, Afghanistan or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.09 million against 1.03 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year 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 of airline passengers per year?
- Afghanistan ranks 100th and Libya ranks 97th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.