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

9,044 million passenger-km, with Australia ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2007.

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 IDA blend: Railways, passengers carried

Australia

9,328 million passenger-km

in 2021

IDA blend

284.5 million passenger-km

in 2007

Australia rank

23rd

IDA blend rank

23rd

Railways, passengers carried over time

Australia
IDA blend

How they compare

Australia currently reports 9,328 million passenger-km against 284.5 million passenger-km in IDA blend, a difference of 9,044 million passenger-km.

That makes Australia's figure about 32.8 times IDA blend's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and IDA blend ranks 23rd of 101 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,827 million passenger-km	351.56 million passenger-km	10,475 million passenger-km	Australia
2000s	12,156 million passenger-km	301.71 million passenger-km	11,854 million passenger-km	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Australia or IDA blend?: Australia, at 9,328 million passenger-km against 284.5 million passenger-km in IDA blend as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Australia and IDA blend?: 9,044 million passenger-km, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA blend?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2007.
How do Australia and IDA blend rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Australia ranks 23rd and IDA blend ranks 23rd 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.