Costa Rica vs Tanzania: Number airline passengers

Costa Rica
1.97 million
in 2023
Tanzania
1.91 million
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
84th
Tanzania rank
85th

Number airline passengers over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tanzania
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019962023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.97 million against 1.91 million in Tanzania, a difference of 60,000.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Tanzania ranks 85th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 330,870 224,820 106,050 Costa Rica
1980s 385,320 404,490 19,170 Tanzania
1990s 806,550 227,430 579,120 Costa Rica
2000s 881,181 247,889 633,293 Costa Rica
2010s 1.71 million 1.19 million 522,350 Costa Rica
2020s 1.16 million 1.43 million 264,163 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, Costa Rica or Tanzania?
Costa Rica, at 1.97 million against 1.91 million in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between Costa Rica and Tanzania?
60,000, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tanzania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Tanzania rank globally for number airline passengers?
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Tanzania ranks 85th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number airline passengers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number airline passengers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed