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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
4,234 million passenger-km
in 2015
Russian Federation
103,447 million passenger-km
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
6th
Russian Federation rank
4th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Russian Federation
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199520082021

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 103,447 million passenger-km against 4,234 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 99,213 million passenger-km.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 24.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 1,915 million passenger-km 162,083 million passenger-km 160,168 million passenger-km Russian Federation
2000s 4,349 million passenger-km 159,442 million passenger-km 155,094 million passenger-km Russian Federation
2010s 4,234 million passenger-km 120,413 million passenger-km 116,179 million passenger-km Russian Federation

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 Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 103,447 million passenger-km against 4,234 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Russian Federation?
99,213 million passenger-km, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Russian Federation?
12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Russian Federation rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 4th 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
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.