East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Korea: Railways, passengers carried

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
4,234 million passenger-km
in 2015
Korea
100,381 million passenger-km
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
6th
Korea rank
5th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 100,381 million passenger-km against 4,234 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 96,147 million passenger-km.

That makes Korea's figure about 23.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Korea ranks 5th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1,915 million passenger-km 43,703 million passenger-km 41,788 million passenger-km Korea
2000s 4,349 million passenger-km 53,168 million passenger-km 48,820 million passenger-km Korea
2010s 4,234 million passenger-km 68,371 million passenger-km 64,137 million passenger-km Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Korea?
Korea, at 100,381 million passenger-km against 4,234 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
96,147 million passenger-km, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Korea ranks 5th of 27 groups.
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

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