What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Bulgaria and Vietnam?

311 million passenger-km, with Vietnam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Vietnam?

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.

Bulgaria vs Vietnam: Railways, passengers carried

Bulgaria

1,205 million passenger-km

in 2021

Vietnam

1,516 million passenger-km

in 2020

Bulgaria rank

49th

Vietnam rank

46th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Bulgaria
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1,516 million passenger-km against 1,205 million passenger-km in Bulgaria, a difference of 311 million passenger-km.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 49th and Vietnam ranks 46th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,841 million passenger-km	2,462 million passenger-km	2,379 million passenger-km	Bulgaria
2000s	2,570 million passenger-km	4,092 million passenger-km	1,523 million passenger-km	Vietnam
2010s	1,702 million passenger-km	4,034 million passenger-km	2,332 million passenger-km	Vietnam
2020s	1,119 million passenger-km	1,516 million passenger-km	397 million passenger-km	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Bulgaria or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 1,516 million passenger-km against 1,205 million passenger-km in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Bulgaria and Vietnam?: 311 million passenger-km, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Vietnam?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Vietnam rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Bulgaria ranks 49th and Vietnam ranks 46th 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.