What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Chile and Malaysia?

191.34 million passenger-km, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?

21 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.

Chile vs Malaysia: Railways, passengers carried

Chile

738 million passenger-km

in 2021

Malaysia

929.34 million passenger-km

in 2020

Chile rank

53rd

Malaysia rank

50th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Chile
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 929.34 million passenger-km against 738 million passenger-km in Chile, a difference of 191.34 million passenger-km.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 50th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	610.42 million passenger-km	1,369 million passenger-km	758.58 million passenger-km	Malaysia
2000s	804.8 million passenger-km	1,704 million passenger-km	899 million passenger-km	Malaysia
2010s	805.56 million passenger-km	2,293 million passenger-km	1,487 million passenger-km	Malaysia
2020s	517 million passenger-km	929.34 million passenger-km	412.34 million passenger-km	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Chile or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 929.34 million passenger-km against 738 million passenger-km in Chile as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Chile and Malaysia?: 191.34 million passenger-km, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Chile ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 50th 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: 06 August 2026

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