Maldives vs Rwanda: Number of airline passengers per year

Maldives

1.41 million

in 2023

Rwanda

1.54 million

in 2023

Maldives rank

92nd

Rwanda rank

89th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Rwanda currently reports 1.54 million against 1.41 million in Maldives, a difference of 122,820.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 92nd and Rwanda ranks 89th 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.