Maldives vs Mauritius: Number of airline passengers per year

Maldives

1.41 million

in 2023

Mauritius

1.50 million

in 2023

Maldives rank

92nd

Mauritius rank

90th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Mauritius currently reports 1.50 million against 1.41 million in Maldives, a difference of 90,470.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritius ahead.

Maldives ranks 92nd and Mauritius ranks 90th 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.