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

847 million passenger-km, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.

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 Sri Lanka: Railways, passengers carried

Denmark

6,560 million passenger-km

in 2018

Sri Lanka

7,407 million passenger-km

in 2015

Denmark rank

31st

Sri Lanka rank

28th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Denmark
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7,407 million passenger-km against 6,560 million passenger-km in Denmark, a difference of 847 million passenger-km.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,912 million passenger-km	3,183 million passenger-km	1,729 million passenger-km	Denmark
2000s	5,924 million passenger-km	4,190 million passenger-km	1,734 million passenger-km	Denmark
2010s	6,948 million passenger-km	5,820 million passenger-km	1,129 million passenger-km	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Denmark or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 7,407 million passenger-km against 6,560 million passenger-km in Denmark as of 2015.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Denmark and Sri Lanka?: 847 million passenger-km, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Denmark ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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.