Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Senegal or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan, at 1.08 million against 1.07 million in Senegal as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Senegal and Turkmenistan?

7,160, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Turkmenistan?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs Turkmenistan: Number of airline passengers per year

Senegal

1.07 million

in 2023

Turkmenistan

1.08 million

in 2023

Senegal rank

99th

Turkmenistan rank

98th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Senegal
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1.08 million against 1.07 million in Senegal, a difference of 7,160.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Senegal ranks 99th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 183 countries.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	139,500	694,400	554,900	Turkmenistan
2000s	368,053	1.60 million	1.23 million	Turkmenistan
2010s	216,978	1.19 million	971,004	Turkmenistan
2020s	728,894	879,587	150,693	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Senegal or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 1.08 million against 1.07 million in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Senegal and Turkmenistan?: 7,160, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Turkmenistan?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Senegal ranks 99th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.