What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Denmark and Hungary?

1,125 million passenger-km, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hungary?

24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

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.

Denmark vs Hungary: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Denmark

6,560 million passenger-km

in 2018

Hungary

5,435 million passenger-km

in 2021

Denmark rank

31st

Hungary rank

34th

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) over time

Denmark
Hungary

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 6,560 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Hungary, a difference of 1,125 million passenger-km.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 34th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,912 million passenger-km	8,798 million passenger-km	3,886 million passenger-km	Hungary
2000s	6,058 million passenger-km	9,564 million passenger-km	3,506 million passenger-km	Hungary
2010s	6,779 million passenger-km	7,739 million passenger-km	959.24 million passenger-km	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Denmark or Hungary?: Denmark, at 6,560 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Denmark and Hungary?: 1,125 million passenger-km, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hungary?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Hungary rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Denmark ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 34th 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: 29 October 2026

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