Botswana vs Suriname: Number of airline passengers per year

Botswana

172,720

in 2023

Suriname

149,672

in 2023

Botswana rank

134th

Suriname rank

136th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Botswana currently reports 172,720 against 149,672 in Suriname, a difference of 23,048.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Suriname ahead.

Botswana ranks 134th and Suriname ranks 136th 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.