Panama vs Peru: Number of airline passengers per year

Panama

15.75 million

in 2023

Peru

17.72 million

in 2023

Panama rank

41st

Peru rank

39th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Peru currently reports 17.72 million against 15.75 million in Panama, a difference of 1.97 million.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Panama ranks 41st and Peru ranks 39th 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.