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

Burkina Faso, at 103,592 against 92,494 in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

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

11,098, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Number of airline passengers per year

Burkina Faso

103,592

in 2023

Zimbabwe

92,494

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

142nd

Zimbabwe rank

143rd

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 103,592 against 92,494 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 11,098.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 183 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29,225	303,425	274,200	Zimbabwe
1980s	105,630	475,900	370,270	Zimbabwe
1990s	126,910	679,870	552,960	Zimbabwe
2000s	78,999	285,522	206,522	Zimbabwe
2010s	141,995	313,999	172,004	Zimbabwe
2020s	95,208	141,976	46,768	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?: Burkina Faso, at 103,592 against 92,494 in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 11,098, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd 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.