What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between China and East Asia & Pacific?

935,710 million passenger-km, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific?

16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.

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.

China vs East Asia & Pacific: Railways, passengers carried

China

946,499 million passenger-km

in 2021

East Asia & Pacific

10,789 million passenger-km

in 2017

China rank

1st

East Asia & Pacific rank

3rd

Railways, passengers carried over time

China
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

China currently reports 946,499 million passenger-km against 10,789 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 935,710 million passenger-km.

That makes China's figure about 87.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd of 101 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1990s	362,908 million passenger-km	4,641 million passenger-km	358,267 million passenger-km	China
2000s	524,549 million passenger-km	10,219 million passenger-km	514,330 million passenger-km	China
2010s	1.02 million million passenger-km	14,780 million passenger-km	1.01 million million passenger-km	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, China or East Asia & Pacific?: China, at 946,499 million passenger-km against 10,789 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between China and East Asia & Pacific?: 935,710 million passenger-km, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do China and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd 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: 03 September 2026

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