Bahrain vs Nigeria: Number of airline passengers per year

Bahrain

5.73 million

in 2023

Nigeria

5.27 million

in 2023

Bahrain rank

58th

Nigeria rank

60th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Bahrain currently reports 5.73 million against 5.27 million in Nigeria, a difference of 465,020.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 60th of 183 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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