Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Angola or Maldives?

Maldives, at 1.41 million against 1.32 million in Angola as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Maldives?

44 years are reported by both, from 1976 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 Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Maldives: Number of airline passengers per year

Angola

1.32 million

in 2023

Maldives

1.41 million

in 2023

Angola rank

94th

Maldives rank

92nd

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Angola
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.41 million against 1.32 million in Angola, a difference of 92,780.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 92nd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1970s	323,050	17,000	306,050	Angola
1980s	759,590	32,300	727,290	Angola
1990s	473,920	113,880	360,040	Angola
2000s	237,725	100,971	136,754	Angola
2010s	1.41 million	1.27 million	136,543	Angola
2020s	721,331	875,256	153,925	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Angola or Maldives?: Maldives, at 1.41 million against 1.32 million in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Angola and Maldives?: 92,780, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Maldives?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Angola and Maldives rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Angola ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 92nd 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 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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Indicator: Number of airline passengers per year
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

This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.