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

540 million passenger-km, with Denmark ahead.

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

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.

Denmark vs Thailand: Railways, passengers carried

Denmark

6,560 million passenger-km

in 2018

Thailand

6,020 million passenger-km

in 2017

Denmark rank

31st

Thailand rank

32nd

Railways, passengers carried over time

Denmark
Thailand

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 6,560 million passenger-km against 6,020 million passenger-km in Thailand, a difference of 540 million passenger-km.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

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

Denmark ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 32nd of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,912 million passenger-km	11,565 million passenger-km	6,653 million passenger-km	Thailand
2000s	5,924 million passenger-km	9,616 million passenger-km	3,692 million passenger-km	Thailand
2010s	6,724 million passenger-km	7,105 million passenger-km	380.5 million passenger-km	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Denmark or Thailand?: Denmark, at 6,560 million passenger-km against 6,020 million passenger-km in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Denmark and Thailand?: 540 million passenger-km, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Thailand?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Denmark and Thailand rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Denmark ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 32nd 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.