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Railways, passengers carried (passenger-km)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
20,621.7million passenger-km
Median: 653.0million passenger-km
Countries Covered
107
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
946,499.0million passenger-km
Lowest
Eswatini
0.1million passenger-km
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China946,499.0million passenger-km
2Japan263,211.0million passenger-km
3India231,126.0million passenger-km
4Russian Federation103,447.0million passenger-km
5South Korea100,381.0million passenger-km
By Region
Asia91,336.5million passenger-km(18 countries)
Europe10,979.0million passenger-km(30 countries)
Africa7,074.1million passenger-km(7 countries)
South America5,144.0million passenger-km(5 countries)
Oceania5,064.8million passenger-km(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1million passenger-km)High (946,499.0million passenger-km)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20,621.7million passenger-km)
Asia (18)
Europe (30)
Africa (7)
South America (5)
Oceania (2)
North America (3)
Other (42)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 946,499.0million passenger-km |
| 2 | Japan | 263,211.0million passenger-km |
| 3 | India | 231,126.0million passenger-km |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 103,447.0million passenger-km |
| 5 | South Korea | 100,381.0million passenger-km |
| 6 | France | 86,853.0million passenger-km |
| 7 | Germany | 58,822.0million passenger-km |
| 8 | Egypt | 40,837.0million passenger-km |
| 9 | Indonesia | 29,066.0million passenger-km |
| 10 | Italy | 27,693.0million passenger-km |
| 11 | Pakistan | 24,903.0million passenger-km |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 24,188.5million passenger-km |
| 13 | Spain | 17,002.0million passenger-km |
| 14 | Brazil | 16,486.4million passenger-km |
| 15 | Poland | 15,844.0million passenger-km |
| 16 | Switzerland | 14,308.0million passenger-km |
| 17 | United States of America | 12,460.0million passenger-km |
| 18 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11,231.0million passenger-km |
| 19 | Netherlands | 10,900.0million passenger-km |
| 20 | Ukraine | 10,696.0million passenger-km |
| 21 | Türkiye | 10,683.0million passenger-km |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 10,040.0million passenger-km |
| 23 | Australia | 9,327.6million passenger-km |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 8,649.3million passenger-km |
| 25 | Austria | 8,433.2million passenger-km |
| 26 | Argentina | 8,360.8million passenger-km |
| 27 | Sweden | 8,008.0million passenger-km |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 7,407.4million passenger-km |
| 29 | Belgium | 6,970.0million passenger-km |
| 30 | Czech Republic | 6,820.2million passenger-km |
| 31 | Denmark | 6,560.0million passenger-km |
| 32 | Thailand | 6,020.0million passenger-km |
| 33 | Romania | 5,906.0million passenger-km |
| 34 | Hungary | 5,435.4million passenger-km |
| 35 | Belarus | 4,485.5million passenger-km |
| 36 | Morocco | 4,464.0million passenger-km |
| 37 | Myanmar | 4,163.0million passenger-km |
| 38 | South Africa | 3,502.0million passenger-km |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 3,130.0million passenger-km |
| 40 | Portugal | 2,912.0million passenger-km |
| 41 | Finland | 2,903.0million passenger-km |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 2,340.0million passenger-km |
| 43 | Slovakia | 2,052.0million passenger-km |
| 44 | Israel | 1,956.0million passenger-km |
| 45 | Norway | 1,780.0million passenger-km |
| 46 | Vietnam | 1,516.0million passenger-km |
| 47 | Cuba | 1,284.8million passenger-km |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,223.0million passenger-km |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 1,205.0million passenger-km |
| 50 | Malaysia | 929.3million passenger-km |
| 51 | Ireland | 870.0million passenger-km |
| 52 | New Zealand | 802.0million passenger-km |
| 53 | Chile | 738.0million passenger-km |
| 54 | Greece | 653.0million passenger-km |
| 55 | Tunisia | 633.3million passenger-km |
| 56 | Slovenia | 542.0million passenger-km |
| 57 | Croatia | 540.0million passenger-km |
| 58 | Canada | 536.0million passenger-km |
| 59 | Jordan | 503.5million passenger-km |
| 60 | United Republic of Tanzania | 475.0million passenger-km |
| 61 | Mexico | 466.0million passenger-km |
| 62 | Philippines | 384.0million passenger-km |
| 63 | Latvia | 360.8million passenger-km |
| 64 | Algeria | 348.0million passenger-km |
| 65 | Lithuania | 329.0million passenger-km |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 304.0million passenger-km |
| 67 | Estonia | 290.0million passenger-km |
| 68 | Georgia | 273.3million passenger-km |
| 69 | Republic of the Congo | 266.5million passenger-km |
| 70 | Mozambique | 246.8million passenger-km |
| 71 | Cameroon | 225.4million passenger-km |
| 72 | Mali | 196.3million passenger-km |
| 73 | Serbia | 191.0million passenger-km |
| 74 | Nigeria | 173.6million passenger-km |
| 75 | Djibouti | 145.0million passenger-km |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 134.7million passenger-km |
| 77 | Senegal | 129.0million passenger-km |
| 78 | Peru | 127.0million passenger-km |
| 79 | Kenya | 109.2million passenger-km |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 104.0million passenger-km |
| 81 | Iraq | 99.7million passenger-km |
| 82 | Botswana | 94.0million passenger-km |
| 83 | Mongolia | 91.0million passenger-km |
| 84 | Gabon | 87.0million passenger-km |
| 85 | Ghana | 85.0million passenger-km |
| 86 | Sudan | 81.5million passenger-km |
| 87 | Benin | 66.0million passenger-km |
| 88 | Armenia | 55.0million passenger-km |
| 89 | Mauritania | 47.0million passenger-km |
| 90 | Cambodia | 45.0million passenger-km |
| 91 | Malawi | 44.0million passenger-km |
| 92 | Montenegro | 27.8million passenger-km |
| 93 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 25.3million passenger-km |
| 94 | Moldova, Republic of | 23.3million passenger-km |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 21.7million passenger-km |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.0million passenger-km |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 17.0million passenger-km |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.0million passenger-km |
| 99 | Venezuela | 12.0million passenger-km |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.0million passenger-km |
| 101 | Madagascar | 10.0million passenger-km |
| 102 | Uruguay | 8.0million passenger-km |
| 103 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.2million passenger-km |
| 104 | El Salvador | 4.5million passenger-km |
| 105 | Zambia | 4.2million passenger-km |
| 106 | Albania | 0.8million passenger-km |
| 107 | Eswatini | 0.1million passenger-km |
Showing 107 of 107 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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