El Salvador vs Jordan: Number of airline passengers per year
El Salvador
3.26 million
in 2023
Jordan
3.73 million
in 2023
El Salvador rank
73rd
Jordan rank
71st
Number of airline passengers per year over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 3.73 million against 3.26 million in El Salvador, a difference of 467,420.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Jordan ranks 71st of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 174,990 | 381,940 | 206,950 | Jordan |
| 1980s | 375,990 | 1.31 million | 929,830 | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1.32 million | 1.16 million | 152,450 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.20 million | 1.75 million | 448,158 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 3.28 million | 793,672 | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.97 million | 2.36 million | 387,753 | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, El Salvador or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 3.73 million against 3.26 million in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 467,420, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd and Jordan ranks 71st 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.