Qatar vs Switzerland: Number of airline passengers per year

Qatar

37.71 million

in 2023

Switzerland

27.73 million

in 2023

Qatar rank

29th

Switzerland rank

30th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Qatar currently reports 37.71 million against 27.73 million in Switzerland, a difference of 9.99 million.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Switzerland ahead.

Qatar ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 30th 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.