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

1,368 million passenger-km, with Ukraine ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

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 Ukraine: Railways, passengers carried

Australia

9,328 million passenger-km

in 2021

Ukraine

10,696 million passenger-km

in 2020

Australia rank

23rd

Ukraine rank

20th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Australia
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 10,696 million passenger-km against 9,328 million passenger-km in Australia, a difference of 1,368 million passenger-km.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ukraine ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Ukraine ranks 20th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,827 million passenger-km	54,961 million passenger-km	44,134 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2000s	12,696 million passenger-km	51,661 million passenger-km	38,965 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2010s	16,338 million passenger-km	39,240 million passenger-km	22,902 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2020s	15,053 million passenger-km	10,696 million passenger-km	4,357 million passenger-km	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Australia or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 10,696 million passenger-km against 9,328 million passenger-km in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Australia and Ukraine?: 1,368 million passenger-km, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ukraine?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Australia and Ukraine rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Australia ranks 23rd and Ukraine ranks 20th 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.