Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Costa Rica or Croatia?

Costa Rica, at 1.97 million against 1.67 million in Croatia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Costa Rica and Croatia?

301,050, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Croatia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Costa Rica vs Croatia: Number of airline passengers per year

Costa Rica

1.97 million

in 2023

Croatia

1.67 million

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

84th

Croatia rank

87th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Costa Rica
Croatia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.97 million against 1.67 million in Croatia, a difference of 301,050.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Croatia ranks 87th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Croatia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	844,278	525,083	319,195	Costa Rica
2000s	881,181	1.62 million	741,031	Croatia
2010s	1.71 million	1.87 million	152,486	Croatia
2020s	1.16 million	1.11 million	49,385	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Costa Rica or Croatia?: Costa Rica, at 1.97 million against 1.67 million in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Costa Rica and Croatia?: 301,050, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Croatia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Croatia rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Costa Rica ranks 84th and Croatia ranks 87th 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.