Costa Rica vs Fiji: Number of airline passengers per year
Costa Rica
1.97 million
in 2023
Fiji
2.15 million
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
84th
Fiji rank
81st
Number of airline passengers per year over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.15 million against 1.97 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 183,500.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Fiji ranks 81st of 183 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 352,157 | 294,471 | 57,686 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 385,320 | 338,950 | 46,370 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 806,550 | 471,890 | 334,660 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 881,181 | 857,873 | 23,308 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.71 million | 1.38 million | 329,415 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.16 million | 966,478 | 195,562 | 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 Fiji?
- Fiji, at 2.15 million against 1.97 million in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 183,500, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Fiji ranks 81st 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
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.