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