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

643 million passenger-km, with Turkey ahead.

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

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 Turkey: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Bangladesh

10,040 million passenger-km

in 2016

Turkey

10,683 million passenger-km

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

22nd

Turkey rank

21st

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) over time

Bangladesh
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 10,683 million passenger-km against 10,040 million passenger-km in Bangladesh, a difference of 643 million passenger-km.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Turkey ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,816 million passenger-km	5,834 million passenger-km	2,019 million passenger-km	Turkey
2000s	4,628 million passenger-km	5,412 million passenger-km	784.17 million passenger-km	Turkey
2010s	8,469 million passenger-km	6,978 million passenger-km	1,491 million passenger-km	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Bangladesh or Turkey?: Turkey, at 10,683 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 Turkey?: 643 million passenger-km, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Turkey?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Turkey rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st 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: 29 October 2026

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