Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Bhutan or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 313,313 against 189,878 in Bhutan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Bhutan and Madagascar?

123,435, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Madagascar?

36 years are reported by both, from 1988 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.

Bhutan vs Madagascar: Number of airline passengers per year

Bhutan

189,878

in 2023

Madagascar

313,313

in 2023

Bhutan rank

132nd

Madagascar rank

129th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Bhutan
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 313,313 against 189,878 in Bhutan, a difference of 123,435.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.7 times Bhutan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 132nd and Madagascar ranks 129th of 183 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8,000	364,700	356,700	Madagascar
1990s	20,970	480,610	459,640	Madagascar
2000s	44,784	534,147	489,363	Madagascar
2010s	230,480	518,880	288,400	Madagascar
2020s	97,885	214,898	117,014	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Bhutan or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 313,313 against 189,878 in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Bhutan and Madagascar?: 123,435, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Madagascar?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Madagascar rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Bhutan ranks 132nd and Madagascar ranks 129th 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.