Kiribati vs Sierra Leone: Number of airline passengers per year

Kiribati

58,879

in 2023

Sierra Leone

50,193

in 2012

Kiribati rank

152nd

Sierra Leone rank

154th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Kiribati currently reports 58,879 against 50,193 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8,686.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 154th 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.