Greece vs Italy: Number airline passengers

Greece
19.09 million
in 2023
Italy
20.26 million
in 2023
Greece rank
36th
Italy rank
34th

Number airline passengers over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 20.26 million against 19.09 million in Greece, a difference of 1.17 million.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 36th and Italy ranks 34th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 3.11 million 8.37 million 5.26 million Italy
1980s 6.19 million 13.32 million 7.13 million Italy
1990s 6.03 million 23.87 million 17.84 million Italy
2000s 8.81 million 33.65 million 24.84 million Italy
2010s 11.77 million 29.17 million 17.40 million Italy
2020s 12.19 million 11.30 million 897,082 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, Greece or Italy?
Italy, at 20.26 million against 19.09 million in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between Greece and Italy?
1.17 million, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for number airline passengers?
Greece ranks 36th and Italy ranks 34th 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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