China vs Post-demographic dividend: Railways, passengers carried
China
946,499 million passenger-km
in 2021
Post-demographic dividend
5,435 million passenger-km
in 2021
China rank
1st
Post-demographic dividend rank
4th
Railways, passengers carried over time
- China
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
China currently reports 946,499 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 941,064 million passenger-km.
That makes China's figure about 174.1 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 101 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362,908 million passenger-km | 7,783 million passenger-km | 355,125 million passenger-km | China |
| 2000s | 587,292 million passenger-km | 9,171 million passenger-km | 578,121 million passenger-km | China |
| 2010s | 1.11 million million passenger-km | 10,522 million passenger-km | 1.10 million million passenger-km | China |
| 2020s | 637,375 million passenger-km | 6,233 million passenger-km | 631,142 million passenger-km | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher railways, passengers carried, China or Post-demographic dividend?
- China, at 946,499 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Post-demographic dividend as of 2021.
- What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 941,064 million passenger-km, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
- China ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th 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.