Nicaragua vs Tonga: Number of airline passengers per year

Nicaragua

61,031

in 2000

Tonga

75,416

in 2004

Nicaragua rank

150th

Tonga rank

147th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Tonga currently reports 75,416 against 61,031 in Nicaragua, a difference of 14,385.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 150th and Tonga ranks 147th 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.