Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Iceland or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan, at 4.85 million against 4.34 million in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Iceland and Uzbekistan?

507,610, with Uzbekistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uzbekistan?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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.

Iceland vs Uzbekistan: Number of airline passengers per year

Iceland

4.34 million

in 2023

Uzbekistan

4.85 million

in 2023

Iceland rank

65th

Uzbekistan rank

62nd

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Iceland
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 4.85 million against 4.34 million in Iceland, a difference of 507,610.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Iceland ranks 65th and Uzbekistan ranks 62nd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.15 million	2.13 million	977,738	Uzbekistan
2000s	1.40 million	1.76 million	360,564	Uzbekistan
2010s	4.16 million	2.63 million	1.53 million	Iceland
2020s	2.61 million	3.01 million	391,596	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Iceland or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 4.85 million against 4.34 million in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Iceland and Uzbekistan?: 507,610, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uzbekistan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Iceland ranks 65th and Uzbekistan ranks 62nd 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

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.