Ethiopia vs Panama: Number of airline passengers per year

Ethiopia

15.27 million

in 2023

Panama

15.75 million

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

43rd

Panama rank

41st

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Panama currently reports 15.75 million against 15.27 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 477,000.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 43rd and Panama ranks 41st of 183 countries.

Indicator: Number of airline passengers per year
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.