Egypt vs South Africa: Number airline passengers

Egypt
16.67 million
in 2023
South Africa
15.45 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
40th
South Africa rank
42nd

Number airline passengers over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.67 million against 15.45 million in South Africa, a difference of 1.22 million.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 960,240 2.61 million 1.65 million South Africa
1980s 2.67 million 4.41 million 1.74 million South Africa
1990s 3.70 million 6.10 million 2.40 million South Africa
2000s 5.08 million 10.63 million 5.55 million South Africa
2010s 10.75 million 19.34 million 8.59 million South Africa
2020s 9.76 million 11.30 million 1.55 million South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 16.67 million against 15.45 million in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between Egypt and South Africa?
1.22 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for number airline passengers?
Egypt ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd 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
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