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

860 million passenger-km, with Netherlands ahead.

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

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.

Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Railways, passengers carried

Bangladesh

10,040 million passenger-km

in 2016

Netherlands

10,900 million passenger-km

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

22nd

Netherlands rank

19th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Bangladesh
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 10,900 million passenger-km against 10,040 million passenger-km in Bangladesh, a difference of 860 million passenger-km.

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

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

Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 19th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,816 million passenger-km	14,040 million passenger-km	10,224 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2000s	4,628 million passenger-km	15,108 million passenger-km	10,480 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2010s	8,469 million passenger-km	16,257 million passenger-km	7,788 million passenger-km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Bangladesh or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 10,900 million passenger-km against 10,040 million passenger-km in Bangladesh as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Bangladesh and Netherlands?: 860 million passenger-km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 19th 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.