Chile vs Switzerland: Number of airline passengers per year

Chile

21.32 million

in 2023

Switzerland

27.73 million

in 2023

Chile rank

32nd

Switzerland rank

30th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Switzerland currently reports 27.73 million against 21.32 million in Chile, a difference of 6.40 million.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Chile ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 30th 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.