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

Switzerland, at 27.73 million against 21.32 million in Chile as of 2023.

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

6.40 million, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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 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

Chile
Switzerland

How they compare

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	583,730	4.73 million	4.14 million	Switzerland
1980s	886,030	6.71 million	5.82 million	Switzerland
1990s	3.18 million	10.66 million	7.49 million	Switzerland
2000s	6.15 million	12.85 million	6.71 million	Switzerland
2010s	15.10 million	26.76 million	11.66 million	Switzerland
2020s	15.85 million	17.62 million	1.78 million	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Chile or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 27.73 million against 21.32 million in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Chile and Switzerland?: 6.40 million, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Chile ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 30th 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.