What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Australia and Bangladesh?

712 million passenger-km, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bangladesh?

21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Bangladesh: Railways, passengers carried

Australia

9,328 million passenger-km

in 2021

Bangladesh

10,040 million passenger-km

in 2016

Australia rank

23rd

Bangladesh rank

22nd

Railways, passengers carried over time

Australia
Bangladesh

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10,040 million passenger-km against 9,328 million passenger-km in Australia, a difference of 712 million passenger-km.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and Bangladesh ranks 22nd of 101 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,827 million passenger-km	3,816 million passenger-km	7,011 million passenger-km	Australia
2000s	12,708 million passenger-km	4,628 million passenger-km	8,081 million passenger-km	Australia
2010s	15,639 million passenger-km	8,469 million passenger-km	7,170 million passenger-km	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Australia or Bangladesh?: Bangladesh, at 10,040 million passenger-km against 9,328 million passenger-km in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Australia and Bangladesh?: 712 million passenger-km, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bangladesh?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Australia and Bangladesh rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Australia ranks 23rd and Bangladesh ranks 22nd of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit: million passenger-km
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.