Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Burkina Faso or Gabon?

Burkina Faso, at 103,592 against 77,320 in Gabon as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Burkina Faso and Gabon?

26,272, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?

46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Number of airline passengers per year

Burkina Faso

103,592

in 2023

Gabon

77,320

in 2016

Burkina Faso rank

142nd

Gabon rank

145th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Burkina Faso
Gabon

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 103,592 against 77,320 in Gabon, a difference of 26,272.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Gabon ranks 145th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	38,920	148,680	109,760	Gabon
1980s	105,630	405,460	299,830	Gabon
1990s	126,910	441,100	314,190	Gabon
2000s	78,999	458,241	379,242	Gabon
2010s	137,657	103,708	33,948	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Burkina Faso or Gabon?: Burkina Faso, at 103,592 against 77,320 in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Burkina Faso and Gabon?: 26,272, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Gabon ranks 145th 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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About this data

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.