Colombia vs Malaysia: Number of airline passengers per year

Colombia

42.40 million

in 2023

Malaysia

46.70 million

in 2023

Colombia rank

26th

Malaysia rank

24th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Malaysia currently reports 46.70 million against 42.40 million in Colombia, a difference of 4.30 million.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 24th 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.