Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Number airline passengers

Papua New Guinea
1.55 million
in 2023
Rwanda
1.54 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
88th
Rwanda rank
89th

Number airline passengers over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197519992023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.55 million against 1.54 million in Rwanda, a difference of 10,490.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Rwanda ranks 89th of 183 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 723,967 9,400 714,567 Papua New Guinea
1990s 955,000 9,160 945,840 Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.77 million 757,282 1.01 million Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.25 million 1.09 million 162,714 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.55 million against 1.54 million in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
10,490, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for number airline passengers?
Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Rwanda ranks 89th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number airline passengers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number airline passengers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed