Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Chile or Italy?

Chile, at 21.32 million against 20.26 million in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Chile and Italy?

1.06 million, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?

54 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.

Chile vs Italy: Number of airline passengers per year

Chile

21.32 million

in 2023

Italy

20.26 million

in 2023

Chile rank

32nd

Italy rank

34th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Chile
Italy

How they compare

Chile currently reports 21.32 million against 20.26 million in Italy, a difference of 1.06 million.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Chile ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	583,730	8.37 million	7.78 million	Italy
1980s	886,030	13.32 million	12.44 million	Italy
1990s	3.18 million	23.87 million	20.69 million	Italy
2000s	6.15 million	33.65 million	27.50 million	Italy
2010s	15.10 million	29.17 million	14.07 million	Italy
2020s	15.85 million	11.30 million	4.55 million	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Chile or Italy?: Chile, at 21.32 million against 20.26 million in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Chile and Italy?: 1.06 million, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Chile and Italy rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Chile ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th 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.