Brazil vs United States: Railways, passengers carried
Brazil
16,486 million passenger-km
in 2019
United States
12,460 million passenger-km
in 2020
Brazil rank
14th
United States rank
17th
Railways, passengers carried over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 16,486 million passenger-km against 12,460 million passenger-km in United States, a difference of 4,026 million passenger-km.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th of 101 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 16,486 million passenger-km against 12,460 million passenger-km in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Brazil and United States?
- 4,026 million passenger-km, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
- Brazil ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th 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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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.