Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: Number airline passengers
Bahamas
1.47 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.55 million
in 2023
Bahamas rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
88th
Number airline passengers over time
- Bahamas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.55 million against 1.47 million in Bahamas, a difference of 82,070.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bahamas ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 262,200 | 460,980 | 198,780 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 824,360 | 707,430 | 116,930 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 977,750 | 999,750 | 22,000 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.27 million | 938,427 | 335,763 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.11 million | 1.77 million | 657,393 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.28 million | 1.25 million | 28,018 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number airline passengers, Bahamas or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.55 million against 1.47 million in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number airline passengers between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 82,070, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number airline passengers?
- Bahamas ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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.