What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Belgium and Sweden?

1,038 million passenger-km, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

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.

Belgium vs Sweden: Railways, passengers carried

Belgium

6,970 million passenger-km

in 2021

Sweden

8,008 million passenger-km

in 2021

Belgium rank

29th

Sweden rank

27th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8,008 million passenger-km against 6,970 million passenger-km in Belgium, a difference of 1,038 million passenger-km.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 27th of 101 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,995 million passenger-km	7,144 million passenger-km	148.6 million passenger-km	Sweden
2000s	9,051 million passenger-km	9,462 million passenger-km	410.8 million passenger-km	Sweden
2010s	10,571 million passenger-km	12,523 million passenger-km	1,953 million passenger-km	Sweden
2020s	7,184 million passenger-km	8,068 million passenger-km	885 million passenger-km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Belgium or Sweden?: Sweden, at 8,008 million passenger-km against 6,970 million passenger-km in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Belgium and Sweden?: 1,038 million passenger-km, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Belgium ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 27th 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.