China vs India: Air transport, passengers carried
China
619.22 million
in 2023
India
180.42 million
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
4th
Air transport, passengers carried over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 619.22 million against 180.42 million in India, a difference of 438.80 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was India ahead.
Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 183 countries.
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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.