Egypt vs Ethiopia: Number airline passengers

Egypt
16.67 million
in 2023
Ethiopia
15.27 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
40th
Ethiopia rank
43rd

Number airline passengers over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019962023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.67 million against 15.27 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.40 million.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 43rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 960,240 250,270 709,970 Egypt
1980s 2.67 million 449,830 2.22 million Egypt
1990s 3.70 million 739,720 2.96 million Egypt
2000s 5.08 million 1.69 million 3.39 million Egypt
2010s 10.75 million 7.38 million 3.37 million Egypt
2020s 9.76 million 9.51 million 244,188 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Egypt, at 16.67 million against 15.27 million in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between Egypt and Ethiopia?
1.40 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for number airline passengers?
Egypt ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 43rd 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