Which country has the highest Total Air Passengers Carried?

United States has the highest Total Air Passengers Carried, at $666.15M, followed by China ($440.3M) and Russia ($96.85M).

Which country has the lowest Total Air Passengers Carried?

North Korea has the lowest Total Air Passengers Carried, at $520.

What is the median Total Air Passengers Carried across countries?

The median is $1.04M across the 157 countries with data.

Where does this passenger air traffic by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Passenger Traffic by Air - CityPopulation; National air transport system - CIA World Factbook (2020-11-20); Air transport, passengers carried - World Bank; Air Transport, Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide By Country - Tranding Economics.

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Passenger Air Traffic by Country

Name: Passenger Air Traffic by Country
Creator: Rankodex

United States has the highest Total Air Passengers Carried ($666.15M), followed by China ($440.3M) and Russia ($96.85M). North Korea has the lowest ($520).

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Median

$1.04M

Middle half $125.16K – $6.71M

Average

$14.58M

157 countries

Lowest (best)

$520

North Korea

Highest (worst)

$666.15M

United States

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157 countries · # = rank by Total Air Passengers Carried

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1	North Korea	$520	2,021	$9.00
2	Estonia	$860	2,019	$22.00
3	Malawi	$1,290	2,021	$405
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	$1,590	2,020	$44.00
4	Montenegro	$1,590	2,021	$20.00
6	Guatemala	$1,770	2,021	$48.00
7	Namibia	$2,250	2,021	$32.00
8	Nauru	$3,340	2,021	—
9	Samoa	$7,210	2,021	$993
10	Benin	$9,000	2,016	—
11	Lithuania	$11,290	2,021	$1,469
12	Uganda	$16,490	2,021	$1,356
13	Suriname	$20,180	2,021	$373
14	Slovenia	$21,040	2,021	$854
15	Cuba	$22,360	2,021	$756
16	Bhutan	$22,380	2,021	$696
17	Brunei	$27,880	2,021	$1,186
18	Chad	$28,330	2,014	—
19	Marshall Islands	$30,110	2,021	$2,478
20	Equatorial Guinea	$31,270	2,021	$1,238
21	Somalia	$34,070	2,019	$1,060
22	Antigua and Barbuda	$40,630	2,021	$2,105
23	Bulgaria	$41,130	2,021	$464
24	Eritrea	$45,100	2,020	$494
25	Central African Republic	$46,360	2,001	—
26	Kiribati	$46,390	2,021	$3,313
27	Sierra Leone	$50,190	2,012	—
28	Cambodia	$50,220	2,021	$391
29	Yemen	$52,030	2,021	$560
30	Mongolia	$61,610	2,021	$1,435
31	Zimbabwe	$75,640	2,021	$1,733
32	Cape Verde	$76,350	2,021	$1,625
33	Georgia	$84,590	2,021	$1,000
34	Solomon Islands	$100,590	2,021	$5,489
35	Cyprus	$103,020	2,021	$1,423
36	Madagascar	$109,460	2,021	$2,038
37	Gambia	$109,540	2,019	$1,136
38	Paraguay	$111,960	2,021	$1,917
39	Burkina Faso	$112,940	2,021	$3,007
40	Tajikistan	$125,160	2,021	$1,138
41	Vanuatu	$128,160	2,021	$8,552
42	Fiji	$133,710	2,021	$5,791
43	Zambia	$136,610	2,021	$7,072
44	Seychelles	$137,560	2,021	$8,802
45	Mauritius	$153,240	2,021	$2,348
46	Laos	$157,290	2,021	$2,758
47	Republic of the Congo	$157,780	2,021	$1,929
48	Kyrgyzstan	$171,350	2,021	$1,498
49	Botswana	$172,020	2,021	$2,593
50	Cameroon	$177,990	2,021	$5,017
51	Armenia	$179,200	2,021	$1,598
52	Albania	$193,260	2,021	$1,471
53	Mauritania	$207,220	2,021	$4,104
54	Honduras	$271,310	2,021	$14,225
55	Aruba	$274,280	2,018	—
56	Maldives	$277,880	2,021	$7,647
57	Afghanistan	$293,210	2,021	$2,866
58	Angola	$311,490	2,021	$3,805
59	Senegal	$359,710	2,021	$6,286
60	DR Congo	$392,100	2,021	$4,874
61	Mozambique	$411,740	2,021	$7,583
62	Moldova	$528,580	2,021	$4,934
63	Ghana	$559,390	2,021	$13,321
64	Ivory Coast	$569,310	2,021	$11,812
65	Malta	$597,720	2,021	$5,635
66	Turkmenistan	$648,370	2,021	$6,511
67	Trinidad and Tobago	$652,150	2,021	$11,513
68	Costa Rica	$669,300	2,021	$19,350
69	Belize	$670,360	2,021	$95,609
70	Togo	$672,180	2,021	$11,293
71	Syria	$672,220	2,021	$5,705
72	Macau	$698,050	2,021	$6,773
73	Rwanda	$715,760	2,021	$9,413
74	Croatia	$767,760	2,021	$15,982
75	Hong Kong	$777,200	2,021	$55,653
76	Sri Lanka	$871,680	2,021	$11,210
77	Libya	$968,480	2,021	$9,046
78	Papua New Guinea	$1.04M	2,021	$34,007
79	Belarus	$1.04M	2,021	$12,432
80	Bahamas	$1.07M	2,021	$27,093
81	Luxembourg	$1.08M	2,021	$36,357
82	Azerbaijan	$1.1M	2,021	$15,844
83	Myanmar	$1.13M	2,021	$20,653
84	Tanzania	$1.15M	2,021	$54,741
85	Serbia	$1.28M	2,021	$17,412
86	Sudan	$1.39M	2,021	$15,413
87	El Salvador	$1.41M	2,021	$13,969
88	Czechia	$1.42M	2,021	$11,231
89	Iceland	$1.5M	2,021	$24,518
90	Ecuador	$1.53M	2,021	$15,996
91	Latvia	$1.6M	2,021	$23,795
92	Lebanon	$1.6M	2,021	$13,934
93	Iraq	$1.62M	2,021	$20,505
94	Tunisia	$1.68M	2,021	$17,557
95	Jordan	$1.7M	2,021	$19,200
96	Bahrain	$1.84M	2,021	$29,475
97	Algeria	$1.95M	2,021	$27,650
98	Uzbekistan	$2.01M	2,021	$14,343
99	Oman	$2.08M	2,021	$18,219
100	Kuwait	$2.18M	2,021	$20,436
101	Singapore	$2.31M	2,021	$56,482
102	Israel	$2.44M	2,021	$23,090
103	Italy	$2.45M	2,021	$37,123
104	Nepal	$2.55M	2,021	$28,642
105	Romania	$2.72M	2,021	$30,789
106	Finland	$2.81M	2,021	$42,598
107	Ukraine	$3.28M	2,021	$33,922
108	Poland	$3.68M	2,021	$60,781
109	Bangladesh	$3.75M	2,021	$50,991
110	Bolivia	$4.31M	2,021	$45,832
111	Nigeria	$4.49M	2,021	$74,453
112	Morocco	$4.74M	2,021	$50,340
113	Pakistan	$4.93M	2,021	$36,261
114	Malaysia	$4.97M	2,021	$83,982
115	Belgium	$5.4M	2,021	$73,673
116	Egypt	$5.56M	2,021	$57,871
117	Denmark	$6.43M	2,004	—
118	Argentina	$6.71M	2,021	$54,218
119	Philippines	$6.89M	2,021	$71,556
120	Ethiopia	$7.07M	2,021	$99,415
121	Portugal	$8.06M	2,021	$97,777
122	Panama	$8.21M	2,021	$71,789
123	Greece	$8.73M	2,021	$108,338
124	New Zealand	$8.73M	2,021	$135,903
125	Kazakhstan	$8.77M	2,021	$72,454
126	Peru	$9.05M	2,021	$70,558
127	South Africa	$9.32M	2,021	$126,160
128	Chile	$10.3M	2,021	$95,001
129	Switzerland	$10.99M	2,021	$96,370
130	Thailand	$12.73M	2,021	$119,077
131	Iran	$13.7M	2,021	$157,786
132	Vietnam	$14.75M	2,021	$117,353
133	Qatar	$14.83M	2,021	$156,726
134	Austria	$18.9M	2,021	$161,093
135	Netherlands	$19.35M	2,021	$206,208
136	Hungary	$20.13M	2,021	$130,120
137	Australia	$24.57M	2,021	$383,008
138	Kenya	$24.59M	2,021	$50,778
139	Canada	$24.95M	2,021	$571,070
140	Colombia	$26.17M	2,021	$273,874
141	United Kingdom	$26.63M	2,021	$289,731
142	United Arab Emirates	$28.42M	2,021	$234,612
143	Saudi Arabia	$29.4M	2,021	$219,247
144	France	$32M	2,021	$332,174
145	Germany	$33.07M	2,021	$368,400
146	Indonesia	$33.55M	2,021	$348,232
147	South Korea	$34.02M	2,021	$287,163
148	Spain	$43.44M	2,021	$381,188
149	Japan	$45.41M	2,021	$657,016
150	Mexico	$54.22M	2,021	$445,488
151	Brazil	$61.9M	2,021	$529,115
152	Turkey	$69.07M	2,021	$534,041
153	Ireland	$74.07M	2,021	$493,773
154	India	$83.96M	2,021	$739,481
155	Russia	$96.85M	2,021	$825,994
156	China	$440.3M	2,021	$3.91M
157	United States	$666.15M	2,021	$8.01M

What correlates with Total Air Passengers Carried?

Pearson r against 1,451 other country metrics sharing at least 95 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

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Places that have a higher Total Air Passengers Carried tend to score higher on these

GNI Atlas MethodGross National Product (GNP) by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 148
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Gross National ExpenditureGovernment Budget by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 147
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Total Meat ConsumptionMeat Consumption by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 101
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Annual Reddit UsersReddit Users by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 132
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GDPHistorical GDP by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 147
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Total WealthAverage Net Worth by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 138
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Air Passengers Carried tend to score lower on these

Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
r = −0.70 · very strong · n = 105
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US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.61 · strong · n = 156
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% of Children Ever BreastfedBreastfeeding Rates by Country
r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 97
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Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
r = −0.30 · moderate · n = 97
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Year First Franchise OpenedBurger King by Country
r = −0.30 · weak · n = 101
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ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.28 · weak · n = 157
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Air Passengers Carried?: United States has the highest Total Air Passengers Carried, at $666.15M, followed by China ($440.3M) and Russia ($96.85M).
Which country has the lowest Total Air Passengers Carried?: North Korea has the lowest Total Air Passengers Carried, at $520.
What is the median Total Air Passengers Carried across countries?: The median is $1.04M across the 157 countries with data.
Where does this passenger air traffic by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Passenger Traffic by Air - CityPopulation; National air transport system - CIA World Factbook (2020-11-20); Air transport, passengers carried - World Bank; Air Transport, Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide By Country - Tranding Economics.

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